Nortel Networks 14.2 manual Creating the BootP Client Interface Table

Configuring Remote Access for AN and Passport ARN Routers

Creating the BootP Client Interface Table

The upstream router is the booting router’s next-hop router. By default, the booting router’s synchronous interfaces automatically try to obtain IP addresses from the upstream router. This is the EZ-Install process.

If the AN/ANH or ARN router using EZ-Install obtains its address from the upstream router, and the upstream router’s interface to the AN/ANH or ARN router is a Frame Relay PVC in group access mode, you must use Site Manager to connect to the upstream router and create a BootP client interface table (in addition to a BootP relay agent forwarding table).

Note: You do not need to create a BootP client interface table if the Frame Relay PVC is configured to operate in direct access mode, or if the circuit is configured to operate with Nortel Networks Standard PPP (HDLC encapsulation).

The BootP client interface table allows you to specify and pair the IP address of the AN/ANH or ARN router with the DLCI of the Frame Relay group access PVC.

Note: If you are using EZ-Install over Frame Relay, you can have up to 20 PVCs for a single Frame Relay interface on the upstream router. If you have more than 20 PVCs on the Frame Relay interface, the EZ-Install process may fail. To ensure that the process does not fail, configure a maximum of 20 PVCs for a Frame Relay interface.

For more information about the DLCI and Frame Relay, see Configuring Frame Relay Services.

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