Installing and Administering Internet Services

Chapter 5 247
Configuring TFTP and BOOTP Servers
Troubleshooting BOOTP and TFTP Servers
• bootptab mtime is time
bootpd uses the indicated modification time to determine if the
configuration file has been modified and should be reread. This
message is logged at debug level 3.
Notice Log Level
There may be cases where bootpd receives a bootrequest but does not
send a bootreply. The reason is given in one of the following messages
and logged at the notice log level:
• hardware address not found: hardware_address
bootpd could not find a configuration entry for the client with the
indicated hardware_address .Ifbootpd should know about the client
that is booting, ensure that you have correctly specified the client’s
hardware address in the configuration file.
• IP address not found: ip_address
bootpd could not find a configuration entry for the client with the
indicated ip_address .Ifbootpd should know about the client that is
booting, ensure that you have correctly specified the client’s IP
address in the appropriate configuration file entry.
• requested file not found: filename
The client requested the boot file filename , but bootpd could not
locate it. Ensure that the boot file the client is requesting is located in
the tftp directory on the server system.
• cannot route reply to ip_address
The IP address to which bootpd must send the bootreply is for a
client or gateway that is not on a directly connected network. Ensure
that you have specified a valid IP address for the client or gateway.
Error Log Level
The following errors indicate problems with the configuration file. They
are logged at the error log level. If you see any of these messages, you
should correct the indicated configuration entry in /etc/bootptab and
try to reboot the BOOTP client:
• bad bootp server address for host hostname
A value specified for the bp tag is invalid. Values can be individual IP