Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

Chapter 4

BOOTP Service

Configuring bootpd

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 BOOTP Server to 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. Perform the following:

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 Chapter 2, “Internet Daemon.”