HP 3000 Manuals

Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services

Configuring bootpd 

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 next 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.  To do so:

   1.  Open the services file with a 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 the BOOTP server to the 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.  To do so:

   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 "Adding new
services to the inetd configuration" in Chapter 2.

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