3Com 09-1324-000 manual Table A-1Additional Tftp Primary Boot Source Parameters

A-4APPENDIX A: BOOTING THE NETBUILDER II CEC 20 SYSTEM FROM THE NETWORK

7Enter 2 and set the Primary Config File Source to Boot Device.

You will be prompted for the Default directory for your configuration files.

8Enter Q to return to the Primary Boot Source menu.

9Select the Boot Protocol option, and set the Primary Boot Protocol to TFTP. You are then prompted to set the TFTP Address Discovery Protocol.

10Enter Q to return to the Primary Boot Source menu.

11Select the IP Addresses option, and enter the primary IP addresses assigned to your client, boot server, gateway, remote file server, and subnet mask.

12Enter Q twice to return to the Primary Boot Source menu.

13Select the FTP Login option, and enter the username and password to be used by FTP.

The password is not displayed on the console when you type it.

14Exit the SysconF menu system by typing Q repeatedly.

15Reboot the system by simultaneously pressing both Reset buttons on the front panel, or by typing RS at the monitor prompt.

More Boot Options Table A-1summarizes other parameters you may need to configure, including parameters you need to boot from a TFTP server over a token ring port, HSS port using PPP, or multiport Ethernet module.

Table A-1Additional TFTP Primary Boot Source Parameters

Parameter Configuration

Boot Device: Network

Interface Number

You are prompted with this field only if an Ethernet 2-Port or Ethernet 6-Port module resides in the slot. Make sure this parameter is set to the appropriate interface (A or B or A–F). The default is A.

MP Module	You need to configure this parameter only if the TFTP server is reachable
Parameters	through an HSS port running PPP or a token ring port.
	HSS port running PPP
	If your boot source is reachable through an HSS port running PPP, you are
	prompted to configure the following fields:
	■	HSS Baud Rate
		This setting must correspond to your serial line setting.
	■	HSS Clock Source
		Set this parameter appropriately (the default setting is external).
	■	HSS Connector Type
		Set this parameter to the connector that the server is reachable through
		(the default is V.35).
	■	HSS Protocol
		Select PPP.
	■	HSS WAN Password
		Leave this field empty.
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