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Installing and Operating AN/DC and ANH-8/DC Systems
A-4
312410-A Rev 00
Enabling and Disabling Interfaces with ifconfig
To enable or disable an interface for the Netboot process, use the following
command formats:
ifconfig -disable
<
interface
>
ifconfig -enable
<interface
>
<
interface
> specifies the type of IP connector you are enabling or disabling. Use
com1
,
com2,
or
com3
(for synchronous media), or
xcvr1
or
xcvr2
(for Ethernet
media).
Using the bconfig Command
To use Directed Netboot, you must use the
bconfig
command to specify the
following:
• The IP address of the server where the router’s software image and
configuration file reside
• The full pathnames of the software image and configuration file
You must use the
bconfig
command once to specify the location of the software
image, and again to specify the location of the configuration file.
Use one of the following formats for the
bconfig
command:
bconfig
[
image
|
config
] [
local
|
network
[<
tftp_host
> <
tftp_pathname
>]]
bconfig -d
[
image
|
config
]
Table A-3 describes the
bconfig
command options.
IP address settings:
<
ip_addr
> Specifies the IP address of the interface you set with
<interface>
. Provide this
address in dotted decimal notation.
<
subnet_mask
> Specifies the IP subnet mask of the interface you selected with the
<interface>
setting. Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
Table A-2. The ifconfig Command Settings for an Ethernet Interface
(continued)
Setting Description