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Systems That Use Network Information Service (NIS), Configuring the BOOTP Server - how to configure jetdirect

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O Ease of configuration management. Network configuration parameters for the entire network can be in one location. O Ease of HP Jetdirect print server configuration. Complete network configuration can be automatically downloaded each time the print server is powered on. Systems That Use Network Information Service (NIS) If your system uses NIS, you may need to rebuild the NIS map with the BOOTP service before performing the BOOTP configuration steps. Refer to your system documentation. Configuring the BOOTP Server For the HP Jetdirect print server to obtain its configuration data over the network, the BOOTP/TFTP servers must be set up with the appropriate configuration files. BOOTP is used by the print server to obtain entries in the /etc/bootptab file on a BOOTP server, while TFTP is used to obtain additional configuration information from a configuration file on a TFTP server. When the HP Jetdirect print server is powered on, it broadcasts a BOOTP request that contains its MAC (hardware) address. A BOOTP server daemon searches the /etc/bootptab file for a matching MAC address, and if successful, sends the corresponding configuration data to the Jetdirect print server as a BOOTP reply. The configuration data in the /etc/ bootptab file must be properly entered. For a description of entries, see "Bootptab File Entries". The BOOTP reply may contain the name of a configuration file containing enhanced configuration parameters. If the HP Jetdirect print server finds such a file, it will use TFTP to download the file and configure itself with these parameters. ENWW TCP/IP Configuration 3-29

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TCP/IP Configuration 3-29
ENWW
Ease of configuration management. Network configuration
parameters for the entire network can be in one location.
Ease of HP Jetdirect print server configuration. Complete
network configuration can be automatically downloaded each
time the print server is powered on.
Systems That Use Network Information
Service (NIS)
If your system uses NIS, you may need to rebuild the NIS map
with the BOOTP service before performing the BOOTP
configuration steps. Refer to your system documentation.
Configuring the BOOTP Server
For the HP Jetdirect print server to obtain its configuration
data over the network, the BOOTP/TFTP servers must be set
up with the appropriate configuration files. BOOTP is used by
the print server to obtain entries in the
/etc/bootptab
file on
a BOOTP server, while TFTP is used to obtain additional
configuration information from a configuration file on a TFTP
server.
When the HP Jetdirect print server is powered on, it broadcasts
a BOOTP request that contains its MAC (hardware) address. A
BOOTP server daemon searches the
/etc/bootptab
file for a
matching MAC address, and if successful, sends the
corresponding configuration data to the Jetdirect print server
as a BOOTP reply. The configuration data in the
/etc/
bootptab
file must be properly entered. For a description of
entries, see “
Bootptab File Entries
”.
The BOOTP reply may contain the name of a configuration file
containing enhanced configuration parameters. If the HP
Jetdirect print server finds such a file, it will use TFTP to
download the file and configure itself with these parameters.