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bootpd(1M)



admbootpclient(1M)         DG/UX 5.4R2.01 patch 8         admbootpclient(1M)


NAME
       admbootpclient - manage the BOOTP server

SYNOPSIS
       admbootpclient -o add [-H home_directory] [-B bootfile]
                 [-b boot_server] [-C cookie_servers]
                 [-D domain_name_servers] [-G gateways] [-T hardware_type]
                 [-A hardware_address] [-i impress_servers]
                 [-I host_IP_address] [-l log_servers] [-L LPR_servers]
                 [-E IEN_name_servers] [-R resource_location_proto_servers]
                 [-M subnet_mask] [-c template_host] [-t time_offset]
                 [-S time_servers] [-h] clientname

       admbootpclient -o delete clientname

       admbootpclient -o modify [-H home_directory] [-B bootfile]
                 [-b boot_server] [-C cookie_servers]
                 [-D domain_name_servers] [-G gateways] [-T hardware_type]
                 [-A hardware_address] [-i impress_servers]
                 [-I host_IP_address] [-l log_servers] [-L LPR_servers]
                 [-E IEN_name_servers] [-R resource_location_proto_servers]
                 [-M subnet_mask] [-c template_host] [-t time_offset]
                 [-S time_servers] [-h] clientname

       admbootpclient -o list [ -qv ] all | clientname [...]

DESCRIPTION
       Admbootpclient manages the BOOTP server (daemon) configuration file.
       This file contains information that is used by bootpd to allow
       diskless client machines to discover information about themselves.
       The diskless client will broadcast a BOOTP Request on the network,
       and if a bootpd server knows about that client it will respond with
       the information found in the configuration file.

   Operations
       add       Adds an entry in the /etc/bootptab file.

       delete    Removes an entry in the /etc/bootptab file.

       modify    Modifies an entry in the /etc/bootptab file.

       list      Writes the contents of the /etc/bootptab file to standard
                 output.

   Common Options
       -H home_directory
                 is the home directory for clientname.  This should be the
                 directory where the second-stage bootstrap is located.

       -B bootfile
                 is the name of the second-stage bootstrap that clientname
                 uses if the client does not supply a filename in the
                 request.




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       -b boot_server
                 is the IP address of the server that holds the second-stage
                 bootstrap.  The clientname should use this server when
                 downloading the file.  If boot_server is specified, then no
                 file existence check will occur when replying to
                 clientname.

       -G gateways
                 define the IP addresses of the gateways that clientname has
                 available.

       -T hardware_type
                 defines the hardware type that clientname has.  This allows
                 for the correct interpretation of the hardware address.
                 Hardware types are ethernet, ethernet3, ieee802, pronet,
                 chaos, arcnet, and ax.25.

       -A hardware_address
                 defines the hardware address of clientname.  This field is
                 used as the key for finding information about clientname.

       -I host_IP_address
                 defines the IP address of clientname.

       -M subnet_mask
                 defines the subnet mask for clientname.  The mask is in the
                 form of a dotted-quad IP address.

       -c template_host
                 defines a clientname that clientname should use for default
                 values.

   Other Options
       -C cookie_servers
                 define the IP addresses of cookie servers on the network.
                 These servers can provide keys for encryption or licensing.

       -D domain_name_servers
                 define the IP addresses of the network name servers.

       -i impress_servers
                 define the IP addresses of the impress servers.

       -l log_servers
                 define the IP addresses of the log servers clientname can
                 use.

       -L LPR_servers
                 define the IP addresses of the LPR servers clientname can
                 use.

       -E IEN-116_servers
                 define the IP addresses of the IEN-116 names servers for
                 clientname.



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       -R resource_location_prototype_servers
                 define the IP addresses for clientname.

       -t time_offset
                 defines the number of seconds clientname is from GMT.

       -S time_servers
                 define the IP addresses that clientname can use to
                 synchronize its time.  -h indicates that the clientname
                 should be returned in the reply.

       -v        lists the specified clients in aligned columns with column
                 headers.

       -q        lists the specified clients, unformatted.

EXAMPLES
       In the following examples, the system administrator performs the
       following actions: adds the host bar, to be used as a template host;
       adds the host foo; deletes the host foo.

    admbootpclient -o add -G "130.3.8.2 130.3.8.3" -T ether -M 255.255.255.0 bar
    admbootpclient -o add -c bar -I 130.3.8.25 -A 1b:00:2c:9c:70:0f foo
    admbootpclient -o delete foo

FILES
       /etc/bootptab  File that contains the BOOTP server database.

DIAGNOSTICS
   Warnings
        -  The delete operation is requested, and clientname does not exist.

   Errors
        -  The add operation is requested, and clientname already exists.

   Exit Codes
        0     The operation was successful.

        1     The operation was unsuccessful.

        2     The operation failed due to access restrictions.

        3     There was an error in the command line.

SEE ALSO
       bootpd(1M).

NOTES
       All IP addresses are in the dotted-quad format (eg. 130.30.8.25).

       Multiple IP addresses must be enclosed in quotation marks with each
       IP address separated by a space.





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