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Bootp Server Configuration

Bootp Server Setup on an HP or Sun System

Starting the Bootp Server on an HP or Sun System

You can start the Bootp server on an HP or Sun system in one of the following ways. Refer to “Configuring the Bootptab File” on page 65 if you need to configure the bootptab file.

Bootp for Solaris is shipped on the NetMetrix CD-ROM but it is not part of the operating system.

standalone. Become superuser and give one of the following commands:

/etc/bootpd -s	for HP-UX		v. 9.x
z/usr/lbin/bootpd -s	for	HP-UX	v. 10.x & 11.x
/usr/netm/sun4s/bootpd -s	for	Solaris

inetd. Become superuser and use the following procedure:

1.Edit the file /etc/inetd.conf. Search for a line like the following and ensure that the line is uncommented (does not contain a # character). If necessary, add the line to the file.

bootps dgram udp wait root path/bootpd bootpd

Where path is one of the following:

/etc	for HP-UX		v. 9.x
/usr/lbin	for	HP-UX	v. 10.x & 11.x
/usr/netm/sun4s	for	Solaris

2.For HP-UX, give one of the following commands to force inetd to re-read the inetd.conf file that you modified in Step 1 on page 57:

/etc/inetd -c	for	HP-UX	v. 9.x
/usr/sbin/inetd -c	for	HP-UX	v. 10.x & 11.x

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