Bay Technical Associates none manual Configuring an Ethernet Interface for Network Booting

Installing and Operating BayStack ARN Routers

Configuring an Ethernet Interface for Network Booting

To configure an ARN Ethernet interface for network booting, use the following command format:

ifconfig [-d]<interface> [<IP address> <subnet mask> [<next hop address>]]

Table A-2 describes the ifconfig command arguments for configuring the router’s Ethernet interface.

Table A-2.	ifconfig Command Settings for an Ethernet Interface
Setting		Description
		Default Setting
-d		Resets the router IP interface settings to the default values. Resetting
		an Ethernet interface makes it inactive in the network booting process.
		(The output of the getcfg command shows the default as None.)
		IP Connector Setting
<interface>		Specifies the IP connector you are configuring. Use the format
		xcvr<port #>.
		IP Address Settings
<IP address>		Specifies the IP address of the interface you set with<interface>.
		Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
<subnet mask>		Specifies the IP subnet mask of the interface you set with<interface>.
		Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
<next hop		Specifies the IP address of the next-hop router. Provide this address
address>		in dotted decimal notation. Specify this address only if there are
		intermediate routers between the router and the BootP server.

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