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The implementation of the
ping
command is system dependent, so please refer to the
ping
section
of the manual.
If the print server is addressable under TCP/IP, you can gain access via
ftp
to the print server Host.
Details may be found in the appendix of this manual.
7.3.3 Boot Protocol BOOTP
In order to use the boot protocol BOOTP follow the description in this chapter step by step.
Updating the /etc/bootptab file
If the BOOTP service is installed on your system please insert this entry in your
/etc/bootptab
configuration file:
Ethernet:
<Hostname>:ht=ether:ha=<Hardware adr>:ip=<Internet adr>
Token Ring:
<Hostname>:ht=tr:ha=<Hardware adr>:ip=<Internet adr>
In our example, the line would be:
Ethernet:
IC0001FF:ht=ether:ha=00.c0.eb.00.01.ff:ip=192.0.0.123
Token Ring:
IC0001FF:ht=tr:ha=00.c0.eb.00.01.ff:ip=192.0.0.123
Please note that all address groups of the hardware address are separated by (optional) periods in this
file entry, whilst the colons separate the individual fields.
In the ULTRIX operating system the format of the
etc/bootptab
file differs from the format
shown here. Here the entry has this format:
Ethernet:
<Hostname> 1 <Hardware adr> <Internet adr>
Token Ring:
<Hostname> 6 <Hardware adr> <Internet adr>
In our example, the line would be:
Ethernet:
IF001FF 1 00:c0:eb:00:01:ff 192.0.0.123
Token Ring:
IF001FF 6 00:c0:eb:00:01:ff 192.0.0.123
All field entries are separated by a tab. Please also refer to the manual pages of your system under the
section
bootp
.
Error! Bookmark not defined.
Adapting the Files /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services
Normally the BOOTP service is not active all the time. It is activated by a request from the network
daemon inetd. This daemon uses the configuration file
/etc/inetd.conf
to determine which
service is activated by which request. If order for
inetd
to start the BOOTP daemon
bootpd
, the
/etc/inetd.conf
file must contain the following line:
bootps dgram udp wait root /etc/bootpd bootpd