BOOTPTEST(8) System Manager's Manual BOOTPTEST(8)
NAME
bootptest - send BOOTP queries and print responses
SYNOPSIS
bootptest [ -f bootfile ] [ -h ] [ -m magic_number ] server-name [template-file]
DESCRIPTION
bootptest sends BOOTP requests to the host specified as server-name at one-second intervals until either a response is received, or until
ten requests have gone unanswered. After a response is received, bootptest will wait one more second listening for additional responses.
OPTIONS
-f bootfile
Fill in the boot file field of the request with bootfile.
-h Use the hardware (Ethernet) address to identify the client. By default, the IP address is copied into the request indicating that
this client already knows its IP address.
-m magic_number
Initialize the first word of the vendor options field with magic_number.
A template-file may be specified, in which case bootptest uses the (binary) contents of this file to initialize the options area of the
request packet.
CREDITS
The bootptest program is a combination of original and derived works. The main program module (bootptest.c) is original work by Gordon W.
Ross gwr@mc.com. The packet printing module (print-bootp.c) is a slightly modified version of a file from the BSD tcpdump program.
This program includes software developed by the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and its contributors. (See the
copyright notice in print-bootp.c)
SEE ALSO
bootpd(8)
REFERENCES
RFC951 BOOTSTRAP PROTOCOL (BOOTP)
RFC1048
BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions
MAINTENANCE COMMANDS
10 June 1993 BOOTPTEST(8)
