Configuring Netboot Client Services
308614-14.20 Rev 00 4-5
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 inte rface 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 clien t 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:
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]
Tabl e 4-2 describes the ifconfig command options for configuring the router’s
serial interface.
Note: The serial interface must be configured with IP to support netboot
options.