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An overview of bootpd
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.
The 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 of MPE/iX. The table
below briefly describes each one.
Table 4-1. Files for bootpd
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| File | Description |
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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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