IBM 6500 manual Using Bootp

Using BOOTP

4.Try to ping the Ethernet Interface IP address from a local Unix station to see if it can be seen on your network.

NOTE: You will only be able to communicate with the Ethernet Interface from a network station on the same subnet as the print server. The Ethernet Interface needs to be told about a default router/gateway so any packets that come in from a different subnet can be returned via this gateway. Please see “Communicating Across Routers” on page 148 to set this up.

Using BOOTP

BOOTP allows you to dynamically assign an IP address to the Ethernet Interface upon bootup. In addition, the BOOTP server can provide additional details like a default router/gateway address. To configure the Ethernet Interface with its TCP/IP settings using

BOOTP:

1.On your BOOTP server, make an entry in the /etc/bootptab file for the Ethernet Interface.

Syntax:

EthernetInterfaceIPname:\ :sm=netmask:\ :hd=homedirectory:\ :bf=null:\ :gw=defaultgateway:\ :ht=ethernet:\ :ha=ethernetaddress:\ :ip=ipaddress:\ :ts=timeserver:\ :to=timezone:

Example:

spike:\

:sm=255.255.255.0:\

:hd=/usr/null:\

:bf=null:\

:gw=192.75.11.1:\

:ht=ethernet:\

:ha=008072070060:\

:ip=192.75.11.9:\

:ts=192.75.11.7:\

:to=25200:

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