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System Administration
303561-A Rev 00
8-7
Configuring an Ethernet Interface for Network Booting
To configure an Ethernet interface for network booting of a router, use the
following command format:
ifconfig
[
-s
<slot_no.> ] [
-d
] <interface> [ <IP_address> <subnet_mask>
[
<next_hop_address> ]]
Table 8-3
describes the
ifconfig
command arguments for configuring the router’s
Ethernet interface.
Table 8-3. Settings for the ifconfig Command (Ethernet Interface)
Setting Description
Slot setting:
-s
<slot_no.> Specifies the slot containing the interface you want to configure. The slot
corresponds to the ASN slot ID, which can be 1 to 4. If you omit this argument,
ifconfig
uses the current slot.
Default setting:
-d
Resets the router’s IP interface settings to the default values. Resetting an
Ethernet interface makes it inactive in the network booting process. (The output of
the
getcfg
command shows the default as “None.”)
IP connector setting:
<interface>
Specifies the type of IP connector you are configuring.
For the AN and ANH, use
xcvr1
.
For the ASN, use
xcvr
<network_module_no.><port_no.>
.
IP address settings:
<IP_address>
Specifies the IP address of the interface you set with
<interface>
. Provide this
address in dotted-decimal notation.
<subnet_mask>
Specifies the IP subnet mask of the interface you selected with the
<interface>
setting. Provide this address in dotted-decimal notation.
<next_hop_address>
Specifies the IP address of the next-hop router. Provide this address in
dotted-decimal notation. You need to specify this address only if there are
intermediate routers between the router and the BootP server.