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Re: bootp

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Subject: Re: bootp
From: "Owens, Blaine" <bowens@EASTMAN.COM>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 15:53:19 -0400
Reply-to: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView et alia <NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
Sender: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView et alia <NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
If I'm reading this right - there is a router between your hub and your
server. If this is the case, the router will not pass the bootp request
unless you configure the router with an "IP Helper" address (which is
the IP address of the bootp server).

Blaine Owens
bowens@eastman.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Casey [SMTP:jistdc1@FIREMAIL.JBHUNT.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 3:40 PM
> To:   NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
> Subject:      bootp
>
> OS = AIX 4.2.1
> Nways Manager = 1.2
>
> Anyone out there familiar with bootp?  One of our networking guys
> says that there is a router that can't get a bootp request
> established to download it's config.
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel
> jistdc1@mail.jbhunt.com

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