Agilent Technologies E2050-90003 manual Bootp, with TFTP, etc/bootptab file, Configuration Methods

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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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