Table of Contents
Advertisement
4
Note
For information about how to use the boot manager, see the IPSO Boot Manager
Reference Guide for the version of Check Point IPSO that you are using.
After some miscellaneous output appears, the following prompt appears:
Hostname?
If the Hostname? prompt does not appear on the console, check the console port and console
display connections to ensure that the serial cable is completely plugged in at both ends. If
you verify the console connections and still do not see either the BOOTMGR> or
Hostname? prompts, verify that the terminal or terminal emulator program settings are
correct. If the settings are correct, contact your Check Point service provider. For service
provider information, see the Check Point Web site at www.checkpoint.com.
2. Respond to the Hostname? prompt within 30 seconds to prevent the DHCP client from
starting.
If the DHCP client starts and you have already connected to a network interface, a DHCP
server on your network might configure the appliance with an incorrect host name and IP
address (this could happen if a DHCP server on your network is configured to respond to
any request). To reset the incorrect host name and IP address:
a. Establish a console connection to the system.
b. Enter the following:
c. Reboot the appliance.
d. Respond to the Hostname? prompt within 30 seconds to prevent the DHCP client from
3. At each subsequent prompt, enter the requested configuration information.
For more information about how to respond to the prompts during the initial configuration
process, see the release notes for the Check Point software release you are running.
4. When you are prompted to select an interface, select one of the built-in Ethernet ports,
which are numbered eth1 through eth4.
To select an interface, enter the number adjacent to the physical ID in the list of connected
interfaces.
5. After you complete the initial configuration, connect the network interfaces and use
Network Voyager to configure them.
28
rm /config/active
or
mv /config/active /config/active.old
restarting.
Check Point IP150 Security Platform Installation Guide
Advertisement
Table of Contents
