Agilent Technologies E2050-90003 manual Bootp

	Configuration
	Configuration Methods
BOOTP	BOOTP is a bootstrap protocol that allows critical configuration values such
	as the IP address and subnet mask to be set easily. With the BOOTP
	configuration method, you set the values for the Gateway in the
	/etc/bootptab file. This file is then used by the bootpd daemon running
	on the BOOTP server to configure the Gateway on the network. You can use
	BOOTP from an HP-UX client system if you do not need to change the
	default values for the following configuration values:
	n	LAN timeout
	n	I/O timeout
	n	IP allow list
	n	GPIB address
	n	GPIB interface name
	n	GPIB logical unit
	NOTE
	If you use the BOOTP method, the BOOTP server system must be
	configured to run the bootpd daemon. See the Administering ARPA
	Services manual for more information.
BOOTP
	Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a protocol that can be used with
with TFTP	BOOTP, where more configuration values for the Gateway are set in a
	separate TFTP configuration file. The path to this TFTP configuration file,
	which usually has a .cfg extension, is set in the T144: BOOTP tag in the
	/etc/bootptab file.
	Both the /etc/bootptab file and the TFTP configuration file contents are
	used by the bootpd daemon running on the BOOTP server to configure the
	Gateway on the network. You can use BOOTP with TFTP from an HP-UX
	client system to set or change any of the configuration values for the
	Gateway.
	NOTE
	If you use the BOOTP with TFTP method, the BOOTP and TFTP server
	system must be configured to run the bootpd and tftpd daemons.
	See the Administering ARPA Services manual for more information.

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