Nortel Networks 14.2 manual Debugging the BootP Server

Configuring Remote Access for AN and Passport ARN Routers

The possible settings for synchronous connectors are as follows:

•EZ-Install(the default setting)

•The IP address, next-hop IP address, subnet mask, and WAN protocol (Nortel Networks Standard PPP or Frame Relay)

The possible settings for Ethernet connectors are as follows:

•None (the default setting)

•The IP address with subnet mask and next-hop IP address (if you configured one)

The possible settings for token ring connectors are as follows:

•None (the default setting)

•The IP address with subnet mask, ring-speed option, and next-hop address (if you configured one)

See Chapter 4 for instructions on using the ifconfig and bconfig commands to change the parameter settings.

Debugging the BootP Server

Debug the BootP server as follows:

1.Enter the following command at the UNIX command line: bootpd -d -d&

The bootpd debugger tool reads the /etc/bootptab file and generates the /etc/bootpd.dmp file. The /etc/bootpd.dmp file contains the portion of the /etc/bootptab file that the bootpd debugger could read successfully. The debugger displays messages such as the following:

[1]12914

hostname:/etc> reading "/etc/bootptab" read 19 entries from "/etc/bootptab" dumped 19 entries to "/etc/bootpd.dump".

2.Compare the bootptab file with the bootpd.dmp file.

If the bootpd.dmp file is truncated or is otherwise different from the bootptab file, BootPD may have encountered a syntax error. Find the inconsistency in the two files.

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