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The Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP allows a client system to get boot
information such as its own IP address, the address of a BOOTP server,
and the name of the file it needs to load into its memory and execute to boot
the printer. The bootstrap operation happens in two phases. In the first phase,
the BOOTP daemon bootpd determines the address of a
BOOTP server and selects a boot file. In the second phase, the Trivial
File Transfer Protocol daemon tftpd transfers the boot file to the
node that requests it.
bootpd Files
There are three files that you will need to configure and use bootpd
on your system. These files were copied to the NET group of the SYS account
when you installed or updated to version C.55.00 or later, of MPE/iX.
Table 4-1 "Files for bootpd" briefly
describes each one.
Table 4-1 Files for bootpd
File |
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| BOOTPD.NET.SYS | The program file for bootpd
which is linked to the POSIX file /etc/bootpd.
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| BPTABSMP.NET.SYS | The sample configuration file for
bootpd that contains information about all of the network devices
this system can boot. You will copy this file to BOOTPTAB.NET.SYS,
create a symbolic link from the POSIX file /etc/bootptab to this
file, and edit it as necessary.
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| BOOTPQRY.NET.SYS | A program for testing
bootpd. You will not need to copy or edit this file, but you will
create a symbolic link from the POSIX file /etc/bootpquery to
BOOTPQRY.NET.SYS. |
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