Configuring the ARN for Netboot and Directed Netboot
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Configuring a Token Ring Interface for Network Booting
To configure an ARN token ring interface for network booting, use the following
command format:
ifconfig
[
-d
] [
-r
<
speed
> ]
<interface>
[
<IP_address> <subnet_mask>
[
<next_hop_address>
]]
Table A-3
describes the
ifconfig
command settings for configuring the router
token ring interface.
Table A-3.
Token Ring Interface ifconfig Command Settings
Setting
Description
Default Setting
-d
Resets the router IP interface settings to the default values. Resetting
a token ring interface makes it inactive in the network booting process.
(The output of the
getcfg
command shows the default as None.)
IP Connector Setting
-r
<speed>
Specifies the speed of the token ring interface. Enter either
16
or
4
(Mb/s). The default is 16 Mb/s.
<interface>
Specifies the IP connector you are configuring. Use the format
mau
<
port #>.
IP Address Settings
<IP_address>
Specifies the IP address of the interface you set with
<interface>.
Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
<subnet_mask>
Specifies the IP subnet mask of the interface you set with
<interface>.
Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
<next_hop_
address>
Specifies the IP address of the next-hop router. Provide this address in
dotted decimal notation. Specify this address only if there are
intermediate routers between the router and the BootP server.