--- netkit-bootparamd-0.17-pre20000412/rpc.bootparamd/callbootd.c.old 1997-09-23 10:39:26.000000000 +0200 +++ netkit-bootparamd-0.17-pre20000412/rpc.bootparamd/callbootd.c 2006-01-17 07:25:25.000000000 +0100 @@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ if (!broadcast) { clnt = clnt_create(server,BOOTPARAMPROG, BOOTPARAMVERS, "udp"); + if(!clnt) { + fprintf(stderr,"Unable to connect to '%s'.\n", server); + exit(1); + } } switch (argc) {