Nortel Networks 14.2 Setting the Netboot Interface Configuration, Fr -annexd -lmi -annexa-intclk

Configuring Netboot Client Services

Setting the Netboot Interface Configuration

This section describes how to use the ifconfig command to configure an AN/ANH or ARN router interface to support netboot options.

An AN/ANH or ARN router netboots over one of its serial, Ethernet, or token ring (ARN only) interfaces. Because a router interface must have an IP address to communicate in an IP network, the netboot interface must have a valid IP address.

You have two options for assigning an IP address to an interface:

•Configure the upstream router to support automated addressing for EZ-Install.

Chapter 3 describes how to configure the upstream router to support EZ-Install by creating the BootP client interface table. “The Boot Process” on page 1-5 describes how the router automatically obtains an IP address during the EZ-Install process.

•Use the ifconfig command to configure a serial, Ethernet, or token ring interface for Netboot or Directed Netboot.

The following sections describe the ifconfig command formats.

Configuring a Serial Interface for Network Booting

To configure a serial interface for network booting, enter the following command at the Technician Interface or AN Monitor prompt:

Note: The serial interface must be configured with IP to support netboot options.

ifconfig [<serial_options>] <interface> [<IP_address> <subnet_mask> [<next_hop_address>]]

Insert a space to separate each command option from the next.

The serial_options variable represents some combination of the following options:

[-d -fr [-annexd -lmi -annexa]-int_clk]

Table 4-2 describes the ifconfig command options for configuring the router’s serial interface.

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