Bootp Messages Output To Screen; Disabling The Bootp Reply - Black Box 16 port User Manual

Parameter
TFTP_RETRY
TFTP_TMOUT
EXTRA_TERM1
(or 2, or 3)

BOOTP messages output to screen

The unit will output BOOTP messages to your screen during bootup, provided you are
connected to the unit via its Admin Port.
On bootup the unit will always send a BOOTP request to BOOTP servers, so you will
see the message:
INIT: attempting BOOTP
If the unit does not receive a BOOTP reply you will see the message:
INIT: no bootphost/server found on this network
If you want the unit to boot from a BOOT server then this message means BOOTP is
not working. Consult

Disabling the BOOTP reply

You cannot disable BOOTP in the unit; however, you can stop the BOOTP host from
sending a BOOTP reply to the unit. You stop the reply by placing a hash # character in
the bootptab file entry as follows:
Black Box Console Server user guide
Value Brief Meaning
numeric; e.g. 5 number of tftp
attempts before
aborting
numeric; e.g. 3 period in seconds
before retrying a
download/upload
a filename and full termcap files for
pathname - all specific terminal types
prefixed by a
hostname/ip address
Appendix H Troubleshooting
Fuller explanation
TFTP configuration on
page 218
TFTP configuration on
page 218
for help.
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