Hi James,

Thanks for taking the time to troubleshoot the problem w/ me. Really
appreciate it....

> Did you install one of the Annex boot images in /tftpboot? You're not
> going to get far unless you have one of the boot images. They look
> like "oper.42.inet" for an Annex 3 and "oper.52.inet" for a Micro
> Annex XL.
>

Yes, I already copied oper.42.inet & oper.52.net files into /tftpboot &
change perm to 777.

> Snoop the network. Look to see what file the Annex is attempting to
> open.
>
> You'll need to make sure that the Annex network parameters are
> configured correctly as well. Given that you haven't accessed the
> "monitor::" prompt, it sounds like you haven't gotten that far, which
> means that fooling around with the TFTP server won't help.

Here is the snoop output:

OLD-BROADCAST --> BROADCAST DHCP/BOOTP BOOTREQUEST
OLD-BROADCAST --> BROADCAST DHCP/BOOTP BOOTREQUEST
OLD-BROADCAST --> BROADCAST DHCP/BOOTP BOOTREQUEST
OLD-BROADCAST --> BROADCAST RARP C who is 0:80:2d:ed:5f:97 ?
OLD-BROADCAST --> BROADCAST RARP C who is 0:80:2d:ed:5f:97 ?
OLD-BROADCAST --> BROADCAST RARP C who is 0:80:2d:ed:5f:97 ?

I already verify that this is a mac address of the Annex box.

> Start by trying to get the "monitor::" prompt. Perhaps the cable
> you're using is wired incorrectly or is just plain broken.

This is what exactly I'm trying to get & so far I haven't gotten any
luck Yes, these are new cable which I order from Sun.

I really want to get these Annex boxes to work.... please help....

Thanks,
-Chris