HP J7949E manual Bootptab File Entries, Tags Supported in a BOOTP/DHCP Boot file 1

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.
ip		--	The IP address tag (required). This address will be the
			HP Jetdirect print server’s IP address.

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