Bootptab File Entries
An example of a /etc/bootptab file entry for an HP JetDirect print server is provided below:
picasso:\
:hn=picasso:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\
:ha=0060b0123456:\
:ip=13.10.10.248:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:\
:gw=13.10.10.1:\
:lg=13.10.10.3:\
:T144=“hpnp/picasso.cfg”:
Note that the configuration data contains “tags” to identify the various HP JetDirect parameters and their settings. The tags are identified in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1 | Tags in the “bootptab” file (1 of 2) |
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nodename |
| The name of the peripheral. This name identifies an entry |
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| point to a list of parameters for a specific peripheral. |
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| nodename must be the first field in an entry. (In the |
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| example above, nodename is “picasso”.) |
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hn |
| The host name tag. This tag causes the BOOTP daemon |
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| to download the host name to the HP JetDirect print |
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| server. The host name will be printed on the JetDirect |
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| configuration page, or returned on an SNMP sysName |
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| request by a network application. |
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ht |
| The hardware type tag. For the HP JetDirect print server, |
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| set this to ether (for Ethernet) or token (for Token Ring). |
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| This tag must precede the ha tag. |
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vm |
| The BOOTP report format tag (required). Set this |
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| parameter to rfc1048. |
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ha |
| The hardware address tag. The hardware (MAC) address |
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| is the |
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| server. It can be found on the HP JetDirect configuration |
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| page as the LAN HW ADDRESS. On HP JetDirect |
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| external print servers, it is printed on a label attached to |
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| the print server. |
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ip |
| The IP address tag (required). This address will be the HP |
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| JetDirect print server’s IP address. |
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