NAME

bootpd − Bootstrap Protocol server

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/bootpd [ −ttimeout ] [ config−file ]

DESCRIPTION

Bootpd is a server that supports the bootstrap protocol (BOOTP) outlined in RFC951.  It is normally started by inetd(8); this is arranged via an entry in /etc/inetd.conf as follows:

 bootp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/bootpd bootpd

Bootpd listens for BOOTREQUEST packets on the reserved bootp port (67/udp) and, if the client’s hardware address is found in the configuration file, it broadcasts a BOOTREPLY packet on the bootpreply port (68/udp).  If no BOOTREQUEST packets are received within a given timeout period, bootpd will exit. 

OPTIONS

−ttimeout
Bootpd uses timeout (minutes) as the timeout period, instead of the default 10 minutes. 

config-file
Use the data in config-file for looking up BOOTREQUESTs, rather than the default /etc/bootpd.conf. 

SEE ALSO

inetd(8), bootpd.conf(5), services(5)

B. Croft & J. Gilmore, “Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)”, RFC 951, Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., September 1985. 

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