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Section 2: Basic Installation
AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual 33
Using BOOTP
in UNIX
Follow these step-by-step procedure below to use the bootp method:
1. Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically
performed editing the file:
/etc/bootptab:
Example for AXIS 540/542 /Ethernet:
Example for AXIS 640/642 /Token Ring:
2. Update your host table and alias name databases as described
previously.
3. If it is not already running, start the bootp daemon. This is
typically performed using the command
bootpd.
4. Restart the AXIS 540/640 to down-load the Internet address,
default router address, and net mask.
Notes: ❏ The
ht and vm fields must be entered exactly as in the example.
❏ The
ha field is the Ethernet address and the ip field is the
Internet address of your AXIS 540/640.
❏ The gw and sm fields correspond to the default router address and
net mask (
DEF_ROUT and NET_MASK).
<host name>:ht=<hardware type>:vm=<vendor magic>:\
:ha=<hardware address>:ip=<Internet address>:\
:sm=<subnet mask>:gw=<gateway field>
npsname:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\
:ha=00408c100086:ip=192.168.3.191:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.168.1.1
npsname:ht=tr:vm=rfc1048:\
:ha=000231480061:ip=192.168.3.191:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.168.1.1