Lantronix MSS1-T, Reference Manual

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Entering Commands at the Boot Prompt Troubleshooting
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B.4.3 CHANGE option
Tailors your server configuration.
B.4.4 BOOTP {Enabled, Disabled}
Enables or disables the sending of BOOTP queries during the boot sequence. It is enabled by
default.
B.4.5 HARDWARE xx-xx-xx
Specifies the last three numbers of the server’s Ethernet address. The first three numbers will be
supplied automatically.
NOTE: The Ethernet address should have been set at the factory. Setting an incorrect address could
cause serious network problems.
B.4.5.1 IPADDRESS ip_address
Specifies this server’s IP address. Uses the standard numeric format.
B.4.5.2 LOADHOST ip_address
Specifies the host to attempt to load the file from. The IP address should be in standard numeric
format (no text names are allowed).
B.4.5.3 NETWSERVER fileserver
Specifies the NetWare fileserver from which the MSS will attempt to load the loadfile.
B.4.5.4 RARP {ENABLED, DISABLED}
Enables or disables the sending of RARP queries during the boot sequence. It is enabled by
default.
B.4.5.5 SECONDARY ip_address
Specifies a backup loadhost. The IP address should be in standard numeric format (no text names
are allowed). The backup loadhost will be queried if the primary host cannot load the server.
B.4.5.6 SOFTWARE filename
Specifies the name of the file to load. The MSS will automatically add .SYS to the filename you
specify. Note that all protocols must have a filename specified (either the default or set by the
user). The default is MSS.SYS. For more information, see Appendix E.
TCP/IP users must use the Software option to specify theloadhost, the loadfile, and their own
network address.
NetWare and TFTP users can specify a complete path name (up to 31 characters) if the file is
located in a directory other than the default. For TFTP, the case of the filename must match that of
the filename loaded onto the host computer.