Compaq T1500 - Windows-based Terminals - 72 MB RAM, Installation Manual

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Chapter 2
For all non-Windows server platforms,
bootp
can be run either at boot or from
inetd . It is recommend that bootp be run from inetd , although with many
terminals and a stable environment (i.e., an unchanging list of terminals), it may be
faster to run via automatic start-up at server boot. Consult the manual pages for the
bootp
program on your server platform. Linux uses
bootpd
, UnixWare uses
in.bootpd
, Openserver uses
bootpd
, and HP/UX uses
bootpd
. On Linux and
Openserver platforms, the entry to look for in the file
/etc/inetd.conf
(
/etc/inet/inetd.conf
on UnixWare) begins with
bootps
. On Linux, HP/UX,
and Openserver platforms, the table that describes what options to provide to what
terminals is
/etc/bootptab
(
/etc/inet/bootptab
on UnixWare). For more
information, refer to the server manual pages that discuss
bootptab
and
bootpd
.
DHCP DHCP DHCP DHCP
DHCP is a protocol that can be used in both local- and network-boot environments.
In local-boot environments, it can be used to reduce the amount of configuring that
must be done on a terminal-by-terminal basis. In network boot environments, it can
be used in the same manner as BOOTP (described above). For network boot, site
policy should dictate the use of BOOTP or DHCP for providing the terminal with its
boot information. In the database for DHCP, the terminal’s MAC address and IP
address are not normally used because all information typically will be provided for
all terminals and the DHCP server manages the IP addresses for all terminals at
run time.
Note
Note Note
Note
A Microsoft NT DHCP server can provide information
allowing a terminal to network boot, provided the TFTP
and NFS services are running on supported servers.
In a network-boot environment, all fields mentioned above for BOOTP should be
entered and the same explanations apply. There are currently no other special
requirements for configuring DHCP servers to provide information to the terminals.
The server and path are provided to terminals by the DHCP protocol. DHCP uses
options 66 and 67 defined in RFC 2132.