HP-UX IP Address and Client Management Administrator's Guide (October 2009)

xterm01: hn: ht=ether: ha=080009030165: \
ip=15.19.8.37: sm=255.255.248.0: \
gw=15.19.8.1: ds=15.19.8.119: bf=/xterminal: ba
2. Run the bootpquery tool to check how bootpd on your local system responds to a request
from xterm01. For the example configuration, you can enter the following (as superuser):
/usr/sbin/bootpquery 080009030165 -s hpserver
The following output is displayed:
Received BOOTREPLY from hpserver.hp.com (15.19.8.119)
Hardware Address: 08:00:09:03:01:65
Hardware Type: ethernet
IP Address: 15.19.8.37
Boot File: /xterminal
RFC 1048 Vendor Information:
Subnet Mask: 255.255.248.0
Gateway: 15.19.8.1
Domain Name Server: 15.19.8.119
Host Name: term01.hp.com
This shows that the BOOTP server responded with information that corresponds to the entry
in the /etc/bootptab file.
3. Remove the ba tag entry from the /etc/bootptab file.
Example 2: Adding a Relay Entry
Figure 3-2 shows the network configuration for a BOOTP relay agent.
Figure 3-2 Example Configuration: Relay Entry
In this example, the network contains HP workstations and other vendors’ systems. Server B is
the BOOTP server that contains boot information for the HP workstations. When Server A receives
a bootrequest, it relays requests from HP workstations to Server B. Bootrequests for other vendors’
systems are relayed to Server C. In this example, Server A (the BOOTP relay agent) is also the
gateway between the client’s network and the server’s network.
The following information is added to the /etc/bootptab file on BOOTP Server A:
108 Configuring the BOOTP and TFTP Servers