Bootptab File Entries

An example of a /etc/bootptab file entry for an HP Jetdirect print server is provided below:

picasso:\

:hn:\

:ht=ether:\

:vm=rfc1048:\

:ha=0001E6123456:\

:ip=192.168.40.39:\

:sm=255.255.255.0:\

:gw=192.168.40.1:\

:lg=192.168.40.3:\

:T144=“hpnp/picasso.cfg”:

Note that the configuration data contains “tags” to identify the various HP Jetdirect parameters and their settings. Entries and tags supported by the HP Jetdirect print server are listed in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1

Tags Supported in a BOOTP/DHCP Boot file (1 of 4)

Item

 

RFC

Description

 

 

2132

 

 

 

Option

 

 

 

 

 

nodename

 

--

The name of the peripheral. This name identifies an entry

 

 

 

point to a list of parameters for a specific peripheral.

 

 

 

nodename must be the first field in an entry. (In the

 

 

 

example above, nodename is “picasso”.)

 

 

 

 

ht

 

--

The hardware type tag. For the HP Jetdirect print server,

 

 

 

set this to ether (for Ethernet). This tag must precede the

 

 

 

ha tag.

 

 

 

 

vm

 

--

The BOOTP report format tag (required). Set this

 

 

 

parameter to rfc1048.

 

 

 

 

ha

 

--

The hardware address tag. The hardware (MAC) address

 

 

 

is the link-level, or station address of the HP Jetdirect print

 

 

 

server. It can be found on the HP Jetdirect configuration

 

 

 

page as the HARDWARE ADDRESS. On HP Jetdirect

 

 

 

external print servers, it is printed on a label attached to

 

 

 

the print server.

 

 

 

 

ip

 

--

The IP address tag (required). This address will be the

 

 

 

HP Jetdirect print server’s IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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