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BootP Requests and Parameters
When using BootP to determine its IP address, the SmartStack
Once the SmartStack
Besides the switch's IP address, several other parameters in a BootP response are also recognized and recorded in NVRAM, when received in the same response:
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Default Gateway (see the note on this page)
Subnet Mask
TFTP Main Code File Name
TFTP Server Address (only recognized if the Bootfile name is present)
One other parameter, the TFTP VLAN, is inferred whenever a TFTP Bootfile name is present in the BootP response. That is, if the SmartStack
➽Note: The default gateway accepted is the first one in the list of routers whose net/ subnet address is the same as that of the IP address specified. If no routers are specified or if none qualify, the gateway address for the VLAN will be zeroed out and recorded as such in NVRAM when the IP screen is exited.
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