3Com CS/2500 Server User Manual


 
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3 To specify other IP address parameters, type the letter for the parameter.
These parameters allow you greater control over booting your server,
and are required if Address Discovery Protocol is “Local Information.”
Table 4-3 lists the additional IP parameters and information for
specifying them.
Table 4-2 Address Discovery Protocol Parameters
Value Meaning
BOOTP BOOTP only.
BOOTP then
RARP
The communications server first seeks TFTP server addresses
using BOOTP; if this fails, it tries RARP. This is the default.
RARP RARP only.
RARP then
BOOTP
The communications server first seeks addresses using RARP;
if this fails, it tries BOOTP.
Local Information The communications server obtains addresses from static
entries.
Table 4-3 IP Addressing Parameters
IP Option Meaning
Client IP address The IP address of the communications server. This
parameter is required if Local Information is specified for
address discovery protocol; otherwise, this address is
obtained by BOOTP or RARP.
Server IP address The IP address of the RBCS or TFTP/FTP server the
communications server boots from. BOOTP requests are
sent to this address. If this address is not specified, BOOTP
requests are sent to the broadcast address.
Gateway IP address If the communications server boots from an RBCS or
TFTP/FTP server on another network, enter the IP address
of the gateway. If booting across a gateway, you must
specify both client and server IP address parameters.
Subnet mask value The subnet mask value, if subnet masking is being used. If
this parameter is not entered, its value is obtained from
BOOTP.
FAP server IP
address
If booting from a TFTP server, enter the IP address of the
RBCS or FTP server that stores configuration files for the
communications server software.
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