
Setting Up a UNIX Boot Server
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The sample bootptab file in Figure 3-1 enables two ANs (named “AN.Boston” and
“AN.Chicago”) to boot across the network. Use the basic format shown in Figure
3-1 to set up your own bootptab file.
bs Required Boot size -- the size of the boot file
in 512-octet blocks. If you specify
auto as the size, the BOOTP
server calculates the size of the
file for each BOOTP request.
bs=auto
vm Required Vendor magic cookie selector
--
the BOOTP server should always
reply in a manner compliant with
RFC 1048. You must enter rfc1048
for this tag, so that the router can
understand the BOOTP responses
it receives.
vm=rfc1048
Table 3-2. BOOTPD Tags for a Boot Image Name
(continued)
Tag
Required
or Optional Value Example
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