bootp

[Dpk]

On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 07:04:02PM -0400, Marcel Kunath wrote:

   Ok, I gave up quickly on rarp and arp. Trying to get to the printer via bootp.
   
   Well its a HP with jetdirect. The manual says by default the thing
has IP 192.0.0.192 and it should be telnet capable under that IP 2 min
after turning on. Of course ping or telnetting it doesn't work.
   
   Ok I set up /etc/bootptab
   
   mail:~ # cat /etc/bootptab
   smurf.montiehouse.com: \
      sm=255.255.255.0: \
      gw=192.168.1.1: \
      ht=ethernet: \
      ha=0060B0053740: \
      ip=192.168.1.100:
   
   I set up /etc/inetd.conf:
   
   # Tftp service is provided primarily for booting.  Most sites
   # run this only on machines acting as "boot servers."
   #
   tftp   dgram   udp     wait    nobody  /usr/sbin/tcpd  in.tftpd /tftpboot
   bootps dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/sbin/bootpd  bootpd
   
   I rebooted server and then turned on the printer and nothing happens.
   
   Any help?
   
   mk
   
I deprecated bootpd in favor of dhcpd, which will handle both
protocols. However, our entries looked like this:

smurf.montiehouse.com:\
        :sm=255.255.255.0:\
        :gw=192.168.1.1:\
        :hd=/usr/boot:\
        :bf=null:\
        :ht=ether:\
        :ha=0060B0053740:\
        :hn:\
        :ip=192.168.1.100:\
        :vm=rfc1048:

I don't remember if all are necessary, but indentations *must* be
tabs. bootp won't complain, it will just ignore the entry! It is best
to use vi for editing this file.

Also, print a test page a make sure you have BOOTP enabled.

Dennis