B-2BOOTP Configuration Method (default)

Using BOOTP

When BOOTP is enabled, the following events occur at power-up:

•The ENI broadcasts a BOOTP-request message containing its hardware address over the local network or subnet.

•The BOOTP server compares the hardware address with the addresses in its look-up table in the BOOTPTAB file.

•The BOOTP server sends a message back to the ENI with the IP address and other network information that corresponds to the hardware address it received.

With all hardware and IP addresses in one location, you can easily change IP addresses in the BOOTP configuration file if your network needs change.

The ENI allows the BOOTP request to be disabled by clearing the BOOTP Enable parameter. See Node 252 - BOOTP Configuration on page 4-15.

The optional BOOTP Server file contains DOS-based and Windows-based BOOTP server utilities. Both provide BOOTP services for the ENI. Regardless of the platform you are using, you must:

•install the boot-server utility

•edit the boot-server configuration file

•run the boot-server utility

 

Do not use the BOOTP utility disk if you already

IMPORTANT

have INTERCHANGE software installed. Instead, use

 

 

 

the boot-server capabilities that came with your

 

INTERCHANGE software.

 

 

Install the BOOTP Server

To install the DOS BOOTP server:

1.Unzip the software to a known directory.

2.Change to that directory.

3.Type install, and press [Enter].

4.The software is installed in C:\ABIC\BIN. If you are using DOS, put this directory in the path statement of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Publication 1761-UM006A-EN-P - February 2001