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About This Guide
This guide shows how to boot a Bay Networks Access Stack Node (ASN™)
router or BNX platform over a network interface to connect to a network.
Connecting ASN Routers and BNX Platforms to a Network
offers
• An overview of ASN software configuration options (Chapter 1)
• Instructions for setting up network booting, including:
— Steps for setting up a UNIX
workstation as a BOOTP server (Chapter 2)
— Guidelines for preparing a software image and network configuration file
(Chapter 3)
— Steps for using Site Manager to set up a network boot interface and the
routing paths between the Site Manager workstation and the ASN
(Chapter 3)
— An overview of the Technician Interface commands you use to configure
the ASN as a network boot client (Chapter 4)
• Troubleshooting guidelines for network boot procedures (Appendix A)
• Notes and hints for implementing network booting (Appendix B)
• A glossary of terms related to ASN boot operations
Software Suites
Routing and Switching software is available in the following suites:
• The
System Suite
includes IP routing, 802.1 Transparent Bridge, Source Route
Bridge, Translation Bridge, SNMP Agent, Bay Networks HDLC, PPP, OSPF,
EGP, BGP, and basic DLSw.
• The
LAN Suite
includes DECnet Phase 4, AppleTalk Phase 2, OSI, VINES,
IPX, and ATM DXI, in addition to the System Suite.
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