IBM 4986B LanProbe Network Card User Manual


 
Bootp Server Configuration
Configuring the Bootptab File
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Example Bootptab File
The following is an example of the C:\bootpd\bootptab file provided with
the PC Bootp software. At the end of this bootptab file, there are example IP
configuration entries for a LanProbe.
# Example bootptab: database for bootp server.
#
# Format:
# nodename: tag=value: ... : tag=value
#
# first field - nodename (hostname) of terminal followed by colon
# (should be full domain name)
#
# Blank lines and lines beginning with ‘#’ are ignored.
# Make sure you include a colon and a backslash to continue a line.
# Don’t put any spaces in the tag=value string.
# The ht tag MUST precede the ha tag.
#
# The options listed below are useful for Agilent LanProbes.
# They are specified as tag=value and delimited by colons.
# For a list of all possible options, see the
# C:\BOOTPD\README.TXT file.
#
# ba - broadcast bootp reply for testing with bootpquery
# hn - send nodename (Boolean flag, no “=value” needed)
# ht - hardware type (ether) (must precede the ha tag)
# ha - hardware address (link level address) (hex)
# vm - vendor magic cookie selector (should be rfc1048)
# ip - LanProbe IP address
# sm - network subnet mask
# gw - gateway IP address
#
# LanProbe example
#
# lanprobe1:\
# ba:\
# hn:\
# ht=ether:\
# vm=rfc1048:\
# ha=080009123456:\
# ip=15.6.72.210:\
# sm=255.255.248.0:\
# gw=15.6.72.1