Bootp Disabled; Bootp Or Last Address - Nortel 325-24T Configuration Manual

218 Chapter 6 System configuration using the Console Interface
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If an IP address is not currently in use, these actions take effect immediately. If an
IP address is currently in use, these actions take effect only after the switch is reset
or power cycled.

BootP Disabled

This option allows you to manage the switch by using the IP address set from the
console terminal. The Ethernet Switch 325/425 operates in the BootP Disabled
mode as described in the steps below:
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BootP or Last Address

This option allows you to manage the switch even if a BootP server is not
reachable. The Ethernet Switch 325/425 operates in the BootP or Last Address
mode as described in the steps below:
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If the IP address specified as the in-band IP address is not currently in use, these
actions take effect immediately. If an IP address is currently in use, these actions
take effect only after the switch is reset or power cycled.
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If the switch does not receive a BootP reply, the switch cannot be managed
using the in-band IP address set from the console terminal.
The switch does not broadcast BootP requests, regardless of whether an IP
address is set from the console terminal.
The switch can be managed only by using the in-band switch IP address set
from the console terminal.
When you specify the IP data from the console terminal, the IP address
becomes the in-band address of the switch. BootP requests are not broadcast.
You can manage the switch using this in-band IP address.
When you do not specify the in-band IP address from the console terminal,
the switch broadcasts BootP requests until it receives a BootP reply
containing an in-band IP address. If the switch does not receive a BootP reply
that contains an in-band IP address within 10 minutes, the switch uses the last
in-band IP address it received from a BootP server. This IP information is
displayed in the Last BootP column.