HP Jetdirect 250M User Manual page 116

An example of a /etc/bootptab file entry for an HP
Jetdirect print server is provided below:
picasso:\
:hn:\
:ht=ether:\
:vm=rfc1048:\
:ha=0001E6123456:\
:ip=192.168.40.39:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:\
:gw=192.168.40.1:\
:lg=192.168.40.3:\
:T144="hpnp/picasso.cfg":
Note that the configuration data contains "tags" to identify the
various HP Jetdirect parameters and their settings. Entries
and tags supported by the HP Jetdirect print server (firmware
version x.21.01 or greater) are listed in
BOOTP/DHCP Boot file.
Table 3.1 Tags Supported in a BOOTP/DHCP Boot
RFC
Item 2132
Option
nodename --
ht --
vm --
ha --
ip --
Tags Supported in a
file
Description
The name of the peripheral.
This name identifies an entry
point to a list of parameters for
a specific peripheral. nodename
must be the first field in an
entry. (In the example above,
nodename is "picasso".)
The hardware type tag. For the
HP Jetdirect print server, set
this to ether (for Ethernet) or
token (for Token Ring). This
tag must precede the ha tag.
The BOOTP report format tag
(required). Set this parameter to
rfc1048.
The hardware address tag. The
hardware (MAC) address is the
link-level, or station address of
the HP Jetdirect print server. It
can be found on the
HP Jetdirect configuration page
as the HARDWARE
ADDRESS. On HP Jetdirect
external print servers, it is
printed on a label attached to
the print server.
The IP address tag (required).
This address will be the
HP Jetdirect print server's IP
address.