Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (MPE/iX 6.5)

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BOOTP Service
Troubleshooting bootpd
bootreply. Otherwise, the server returns the bootreply
directly to ipaddr.
-s<server> The name of the BOOTP server <server> to which the
boot request should be sent directly. When the BOOTP
server is known, the boot request is not broadcast.
-v<vendor> Request vendor information for <vendor>. The vendor
can be specified as rfc1048 or CMU. For any other
vendor specification, the first four characters of the
parameter are used as the vendor magic cookie.
-f<bootfile> Specify a boot file needed by the BOOTP client. If a boot
file is specified in the boot request, the BOOTP server
responds only if the server host can make the file
available via TFTP.
Sample Diagnostic Results
Here is an example of BOOTPQRY output:
# bootpquery 0800092175ff
Received BOOTREPLAY from hpmpe992.cup.hp.com (15.19.134.20)
hardware Address: 08:00:09:21:75:ff
Hardware Type ethernet
IP Address: 15.19.123.53
Boot file: (None)
RFC1048 Vendor Information:
Subnet Mask: 255.255.248.0
Log Server 15.19.134.20
Host Name; hpljnet2
Tag #144 [104, 112, 110, 112, 108, 106,
110, 101, 116, 46, 99, 102, 103]