Booting And Dumping - Bay Networks 6300 Supplement Manual

Chapter 2 Configuring the Remote Annex 6300

Booting and Dumping

Remote Annex 6300 Supplement to the Remote Annex Administrator's Guide for UNIX
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Certain combinations of the RA 6300 subnet mask and Internet address
have special meaning:
• Setting the RA 6300 Internet address to 0.0.0.0 or
255.255.255.255 turns off all IP services, including SLIP, PPP,
and IP routing. The RA 6300 continues to support non-IP
services, such as ARAP and LAT, provided that they are
configured properly.
• Setting the RA 6300 Internet address to a valid value and
RA 6300 subnet_mask to 255.255.255.255 installs IP but
specifies the RA 6300 does not have an Ethernet connection. IP
services, including SLIP, PPP, and IP routing, are still available.
• By default, the RA 6300 acts as an authoritative agent for ICMP
Address Mask Requests. If another host broadcasts this message
querying for the subnet mask, the RA 6300 replies with the
subnet mask. Optionally, you can prevent the RA 6300 from
responding by setting the authoritative_agent parameter to N.
The RA 6300 obtains its operational code by downloading it over the
network from a UNIX host that runs RA 6300 file server software, a non-
UNIX host running tftp, another RA 6300 configured as a boot server
(running the same operational code), or the local media (self-boot). The
RA 6300 boots each time it is powered up and upon receipt of a boot
command.
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