Installation guide

Chapter 4. Conﬁguring the Boot Parameters

Using the Initialization Diskette

This chapter describes how to use a boot parameter initialization diskette to conﬁgure the boot parameters and boot

your Freeway server. You can boot Freeway from a boot server attached to your IP network or from Freeway’s hard

or ﬂash drive.

4.1. Assumptions

If you are booting from a boot server, it is assumed that:

1. You have performed the hardware installation procedures described in Chapter 3.

2. You know which protocol you will be installing on your boot server (for example, BSC2780/3780, FMP, or

X.25). The protocol is indicated on the label of the software distribution media.

Note: If you are installing more than one protocol, it is best to perform the software installation (described in

the Freeway User’s Guide) and loopback veriﬁcation testing (described in the Freeway Loopback Test

Procedures) for one protocol before attempting to customize your Freeway system for multiple protocols.

3. The system administrator has set up a ﬁle transfer protocol (FTP) or remote shell (RSH) user name and

password on the boot server to match the FTP user name and the FTP password in the Freeway system boot

parameters. The default FTP user name is freeway and the default FTP password is password.

You can change the default FTP user name and FTP password that the Freeway uses by changing the

corresponding boot parameters on the Freeway system. If you do, remember that you must also change the user

name and password of the FTP account on the boot server.

4. The system administrator has assigned the following device names and addresses in the UNIX /etc/hosts

ﬁle, the Windows NT hosts or lmhosts ﬁle, or using your VMS TCP/IP package:

• Freeway server name and Internet address

• Boot server name and Internet address

• Gateway Internet address (if applicable)