Tips; Copy Command; Connecting Via Bootp (For Unix Systems Only) - Black Box 37687 User Manual

Tips

Copy Command

The Terminal Server has a copy command that allows you to copy the setup of one port to
another. You will need to get to the CLI (from the Connection menu) and use the following
syntax.

Connecting via BOOTP (for Unix systems only)

Your Terminal Server supports BOOTP which allows the communications server to
dynamically configure itself on startup. Upon startup your Terminal Server sends four BOOTP
broadcast requests if it has no IP address. This broadcast request packet contains the
Ethernet address of your unit.
The request is received by all hosts on the network and is checked against a file to find a
match. This data base file will normally be /etc/bootptab and will be of the following format:
# bootptab description
iolan:ht=ethernet:ha=0080d400024e:\
:hd=/tftp:\
:bf=iolan.DL:\
:ip=192.168.209.8:
Where:
ht is the type of network
ha is the Ethernet address on back of your unit
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Tips
Note:
To get back to the menu system once in the CLI, type set menu at the command line.
local> su
password>
ADMIN:local> copy 1 2 3 4 5
ADMIN:local> set menu
The commands above would copy the configuration of port number 1 to ports 2, 3, 4 and 5
(and return you to the menu system).
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