
Configuring the Router as a Network Boot Client
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Enabling and Disabling Interfaces with ifconfig
To enable or disable an AN/ANH/ARN interface for the network boot process, use
the following command formats:
ifconfig -disable
<interface>
ifconfig -enable
<interface>
Table 5-4. ifconfig Command Settings for a Token Ring Interface
Setting Description
Default Setting
-d Resets the router’s IP interface settings to the default values.
Resetting a Token Ring interface makes it inactive in the network
booting process. (The output of the getcfg command shows the
default as None.)
IP Connector Setting
-r
<speed>
Specifies the speed of the Token Ring interface. Enter either 16 or 4
(Mb/s). The default is 16 Mb/s.
<interface>
Specifies the IP connector you are configuring. Use the format
mau<
port no.
>.
IP Address Settings
<IP address>
Specifies the IP address of the interface you set with
<interface>
.
Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
<subnet mask>
Specifies the IP subnet mask of the interface you set with
<interface>
.
Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
<next hop
address>
Specifies the IP address of the next-hop router. Provide this address
in dotted decimal notation. Specify this address only if there are
intermediate routers between the router and the BOOTP server.
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