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Black Box Console Server user guide 236
BOOTP messages output to screen
The unit will output BOOTP messages to your screen during bootup, provided you are
connected to the unit via its Admin Port.
On bootup the unit will always send a BOOTP request to BOOTP servers, so you will
see the message:
INIT: attempting BOOTP
If the unit does not receive a BOOTP reply you will see the message:
INIT: no bootphost/server found on this network
If you want the unit to boot from a BOOT server then this message means BOOTP is
not working. Consult Appendix H Troubleshooting for help.
Disabling the BOOTP reply
You cannot disable BOOTP in the unit; however, you can stop the BOOTP host from
sending a BOOTP reply to the unit. You stop the reply by placing a hash # character in
the bootptab file entry as follows:
TFTP_RETRY numeric; e.g. 5 number of tftp
attempts before
aborting
TFTP configuration on
page 218
TFTP_TMOUT numeric; e.g. 3 period in seconds
before retrying a
download/upload
TFTP configuration on
page 218
EXTRA_TERM1
(or 2, or 3)
a filename and full
pathname - all
prefixed by a
hostname/ip address
termcap files for
specific terminal types
Parameter Value Brief Meaning Fuller explanation