
Setting Up a UNIX Boot Server
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Setting Up BOOTPD to Run
Configure your workstation to run the BOOTPD program when it receives a
BOOTP request packet, as follows:
1. As
root
, use a text editor to open the /etc/inetd.conf file.
2. Make sure that no other line in the file begins with “bootps.”
If there is such a line, your workstation is already configured as a BOOTP
server. Comment out this line by entering a pound sign (#) at the beginning of
the line, so that the server will use the BOOTPD program that you specify in
the next step.
3. Insert the following line anywhere in the file to configure your
workstation as a BOOTP server:
bootps dgram udp wait root /etc/bootpd bootpd
4. Save and exit the file.
Setting Up BOOTPD to Respond to Routers
When the operating system receives a BOOTP packet, it starts up BOOTPD. The
BOOTPD software matches the source IP address of the packet to an IP address in
its BOOTP table (bootptab) file to determine the pathnames to configuration and
boot image files.
Entries in bootptab also include optional parameter tags. Bay Networks supplies a
sample bootptab file that Site Manager installs automatically in the /usr/wf/config
directory. Use a copy of this sample file if you do not already have a bootptab file.
Note: The bootptab file can include the same boot image pathname for all
booting routers, or a different boot image for each IP address.
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