User Guide
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August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Configuring Source Route Packet Forwarding
Source route packets enable you to determine the route a packet takes to reach
its destination. This feature is disabled by default.
1 Load INETCFG and then select Protocols > TCP/IP > Expert
Configuration Options.
2 Select Forward Source Route Packets. Enabled to permit forwarding IP
source route packets.
3 Press Esc until you are prompted to save your changes, and then select
Yes .
4 Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
5 If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize
System > Yes.
Configuring BOOTP Forwarding
BOOTP is a protocol that enables end nodes to receive their IP addresses from
a BOOTP server at startup time. If your internetwork has a BOOTP or DHCP
server, you can configure your IP router to accept and forward BOOTP or
DHCP requests to that server.
1 Load INETCFG and then select Protocols > TCP/IP > Expert
Configuration Options > BootP Forwarding Configuration.
2 Select BootP Server List and then press Ins.
3 Enter the IP address of the BOOTP or DHCP server at the prompt, or
press Ins to display a list of symbolic hostnames and addresses from the
SYS:\ETC\HOSTS file.
The server address appears in the BOOTP Servers screen.
4 Press Esc.
5 Select BootP Packet Forwarding > Enabled.
6 If you want to record the activity of the BOOTP forwarder, select Log
Operation and then select one of the following options:
Log to BootP Screen—Logs BOOTP activity to the BOOTP screen.
This is a separate screen that you can select and monitor from the
NetWare console. The information logged to this screen is not saved
to a file.