Debugging The Bootp Server - Nortel Remote Access for AN and Passport ARN Routers Configuration Manual

Configuring Remote Access for AN and Passport ARN Routers
The possible settings for synchronous connectors are as follows:
•
EZ-Install
• The IP address, next-hop IP address, subnet mask, and WAN protocol (Nortel
Networks Standard PPP or Frame Relay)
The possible settings for Ethernet connectors are as follows:
•
None
• The IP address with subnet mask and next-hop IP address (if you configured
one)
The possible settings for token ring connectors are as follows:
•
None
• The IP address with subnet mask, ring-speed option, and next-hop address (if
you configured one)
See Chapter 4 for instructions on using the
change the parameter settings.

Debugging the BootP Server

Debug the BootP server as follows:
Enter the following command at the UNIX command line:
1.
bootpd -d -d&
The bootpd debugger tool reads the /etc/bootptab file and generates the
/etc/bootpd.dmp file. The /etc/bootpd.dmp file contains the portion of the
/etc/bootptab file that the bootpd debugger could read successfully. The
debugger displays messages such as the following:
[1] 12914
Compare the bootptab file with the bootpd.dmp file.
2.
If the bootpd.dmp file is truncated or is otherwise different from the bootptab
file, BootPD may have encountered a syntax error. Find the inconsistency in
the two files.
B-12
(the default setting)
(the default setting)
(the default setting)
hostname:/etc> reading "/etc/bootptab"
read 19 entries from "/etc/bootptab"
dumped 19 entries to "/etc/bootpd.dump".
and
ifconfig bconfig
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commands to