Troubleshooting

B.3 BOOTP Troubleshooting

If the BOOTP request is failing and you have conÞgured your host to respond to the request, check these areas:

Table B-3:BOOTP Troubleshooting

Area to Check

Explanation

 

 

 

 

BOOTP is in your systemÕs

BOOTP must be an uncommented line in the /etc/services

/etc/services Þle

Þle.

The Server is in the loadhostÕs

The Server must be in this Þle for the host to answer a

/etc/hosts Þle

BOOTP or TFTP request.

The download Þle is in the correct

The download Þle must be in the correct directory and

directory and is world-readable

world-readable. Specify the complete pathname for the

 

download Þle in the BOOTP conÞguration Þle or, a add a

 

default pathname to the download Þlename.

The Server and host are in the

Some hosts will not allow BOOTP replies across IP networks.

same IP network

Either use a host running a different operating system or put

 

the Server in the same IP network as the host.

 

 

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