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Configuring bootpd

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To configure bootpd, you will edit three files: the services file, which lists the individual services that comprise the suite of Internet Services, the inetd configuration file, which informs the Internet daemon about running bootpd on this host, and the bootpd configuration file, which contains client and relay information. These tasks are explained in the following sections.

Editing the Services File

The services file associates official service names and aliases with the port number and protocol the services use. To enable bootpd, you must edit the services file. Perform the following:

  1. Open the services file with an MPE text editor. You may edit the /etc/services file from the POSIX shell or the SERVICES.NET.SYS file from MPE/iX, whichever you prefer. Both names should point to the same file.

  2. Verify that the following lines exist in the file or add them if they do not:

    bootps 67/udp # Bootstrap protocol server

    bootpc 68/udp # Bootstrap protocol client

  3. If the lines already exist in the file and they are preceded by a pound symbol (#), delete the symbol and any spaces before the service name to enable the service.

  4. Save the file and exit the editor program.

Adding BOOTP Server to inetd Configuration

The configuration file for inetd determines which installed Internet Services are available to users. To add bootpd to your system, you need to edit the configuration file for inetd, then have inetd re-read the configuration. Perform the following:

  1. Open the inetd configuration file with a text editor. You may edit the /etc/inetd.conf file from the POSIX shell or the INETDCNF.NET.SYS file from MPE/iX, whichever you prefer. Both names should point to the same file.

  2. Verify that the following line exists in the file or add it if it does not:

    bootps dgram udp wait MANAGER.SYS /SYS/NET/BOOTPD bootpd

  3. If the line already exists in the file and it is preceded by a pound symbol (#), delete the symbol and any spaces before the service name to enable the service.

  4. Save the file and exit the editor program.

  5. Signal inetd to reread the configuration file by entering the following command at the CI prompt:

    :INETD.NET.SYS -c

    Or you may enter this command from the POSIX shell:

    $/etc/inetd -c

  6. If you have added bootpd to the inetd configuration file while the Internet daemon is not running, you must start inetd to start the BOOTP server. To do so, stream the job JINETD.NET.SYS from the CI prompt.

    :STREAM JINETD.NET.SYS

For more detailed information about editing this file, read Chapter 2 "Internet Daemon"



Overview of bootpd

The bootpd Configuration File