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NC9100h_FM6.0

BOOTP mode

BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing 
configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use 
BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is 
installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the 
/etc/services file on your host as a real service; type man bootpd or 
refer to your system documentation for information). BOOTP is 
usually started up via the /etc/inetd.conf file, so you may need to 
enable it by removing the “#” in front of the bootp entry in that file. For 
example, a typical bootp entry in the /etc/inetd.conf file would be:

#bootp dgram udp wait /usr/etc/bootpd bootpd -i

In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the “#” (if 
there is no “#”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the 
BOOTP configuration file (usually /etc/bootptab) and enter the name, 
network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP address, 
subnet mask and gateway of the Print/Scan server. Unfortunately, 
the exact format for doing this is not standardized, so you will need 
to refer to your system documentation to determine how to enter this 
information (many UNIX systems also have template examples in 
the bootptab file that you can use for reference). Some examples of 
typical /etc/bootptab entries include:

BRN_310107 1  00:80:77:31:01:07 192.189.207.3

and:

BRN_310107:ht=ethernet:ha=008077310107:\

ip=192.189.207.3:

Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to 
BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the 
configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the 
host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configuration 
file.

As with rarp, the Print/Scan server will load its IP address from the 
BOOTP server when the printer is powered on.

Depending on the system, this entry might be called “bootps” 
instead of “bootp”.