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SUMMARY: Setting up bootp
Seeting Up bootp
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For HDS X-terminals:
0) On the X-terminal you should be able to get to a setup menu or monitor mode,
then enter (at a minimum)
(a) the host ip address of the host you wish to boot off from
(b) set it to use tftp boot sequence.
(c) the x-terminal boot file directory path on the host
At this point the HDS X-terminal is ready to send a tftp request to the host.
1) Ensure you have removed the # from the beginning of the lines enabling
bootp and tftp in /etc/inetd.conf.....
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tftpd tftpd /tmp
bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/bootpd bootpd
2) In the file /etc/inetd.conf change the line for tftp as follows:
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tftpd tftpd /usr/stuff/hds
where the directory /usr/stuff/hds holds the X-terminals boot file
[on HDS X-terminals this can be left blank ...the tftp request sends the info]
3) Check if in the /etc/services file the following line appears:
tftp 69/udp
4) Define the x-terminal in the /etc/bootptab file. For instance a line of
the form:
toto:ht=ethernet:ha=ethernet address of terminal:ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
or if you load a specific file(and your x-terminal does not send the info),
you need a line of the form
toto:ht=ethernet:ha=ethernet address of \
terminal:ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:hd=/tftpboot:bf=file your terminal needs
5) Check that the files you are downloading are world-readable
6) Check to see that any routers in your network permit bootp traffic
7) Give the inetd deamon a kick start by sending it a SIGHUP signal like:
kill -HUP pid-number
It works great.
Thanks to :
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joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
dumbleto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
nicolis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
siggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Knut.Hellebo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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John Boccio
Swarthmore College
boccio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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