Bay Technical Associates 350 manual BootP or Last Address

Using the Console Interface

BootP or Last Address

This mode allows the switch to be managed even if a BootP server is not be reachable.

When selected, this mode operates as follows:

•When the IP data is entered from the console terminal, the data becomes the in-band address of the switch and BootP requests are not broadcast. The switch can be managed using this in-band IP address.

•When the in-band IP address is not set from the console terminal, the switch broadcasts BootP requests until it receives a BootP reply containing an in-band IP address. If the switch does not receive a BootP reply that contains an in-band IP address within 10 minutes, the switch uses the last in-band IP address that it received from a BootP server. This IP information is displayed in the Last BootP column.

If an IP address is not currently in use, these actions take effect immediately.

If an IP address is currently in use, these actions take effect only after the switch is reset or power cycled.

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