2 This is an enhanced version of the CMU BOOTP server which was derived
3 from the original BOOTP server created by Bill Croft at Stanford.
4 This version merges all the enhancements and bug-fixes from the
5 NetBSD, Columbia, and other versions.
7 Please direct questions, comments, and bug reports to the list:
10 You can subscribe to this mailing list by sending mail to:
11 bootp-request@andrew.cmu.edu
12 (The body of the message should contain: "Add <your-address>")
14 [ From the NetBSD README file: ]
16 BOOTPD is a useful adjunct to the nfs diskless boot EPROM code.
18 The alternatives for initiating a boot of a kernel across a network
19 are to use RARP protocol, or BOOTP protocol. BOOTP is more flexible;
20 it allows additional items of information to be returned to the
21 booting client; it also supports booting across gateways.
23 [ From the CMU README file: ]
26 1) BOOTP was originally designed and implemented by Bill Croft at Stanford.
27 Much of the credit for the ideas and the code goes to him. We've added
28 code to support the vendor specific area of the packet as specified in
29 RFC1048. We've also improved the host lookup algorithm and added some
32 2) The server now uses syslog to do logging. Specifically it uses the 4.3bsd
33 version. I've #ifdef'd all of these calls. If you are running 4.2 you
34 should compile without the -DSYSLOG switch.
36 3) You must update your /etc/services file to contain the following two lines:
37 bootps 67/udp bootp # BOOTP Server
38 bootpc 68/udp # BOOTP Client
40 4) Edit the bootptab. It has some explanitory comments, and there
41 is a manual entry describing its format (bootptab.5)
42 If you have any questions, just let us know.
45 [ See the file Installation which is more up-to-date. -gwr ]
47 Make sure all of the files exist first. If anything is missing,
48 please contact either Walt Wimer or Drew Perkins by E-mail or phone.
49 Addresses and phone numbers are listed below.
51 Type 'make'. The options at present are: -DSYSLOG which enables logging
52 code, -DDEBUG which enables table dumping via signals, and -DVEND_CMU
53 which enables the CMU extensions for CMU PC/IP.
55 Edit the bootptab. The man page and the comments in the file should
56 explain how to go about doing so. If you have any problems, let me know.
58 Type 'make install'. This should put all of the files in the right place.
60 Edit your /etc/rc.local or /etc/inetd.conf file to start up bootpd upon
61 reboot. The following is a sample /etc/inetd.conf entry:
63 bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/etc/bootpd bootpd -i
66 If you change the interface cards on your host or add new hosts you will
67 need to update /etc/bootptab. Just edit it as before. Once you write
68 it back out, bootpd will notice that there is a new copy and will
69 reread it the next time it gets a request.
71 If your bootp clients don't get a response then several things might be
72 wrong. Most often, the entry for that host is not in the database.
73 Check the hardware address and then check the entry and make sure
74 everything is right. Other problems include the server machine crashing,
75 bad cables, and the like. If your network is very congested you should
76 try making your bootp clients send additional requests before giving up.
82 Walter L. Wimer Drew D. Perkins
83 ww0n@andrew.cmu.edu ddp@andrew.cmu.edu
84 (412) 268-6252 (412) 268-8576
89 [ Contents description by file: ]
91 Announce* Text of release announcements
92 Changes Change history, reverse chronological
93 Installation Instructions for building and installing
96 ToDo Things not yet done
97 bootp.h The protocol header file
98 bootpd.8 Manual page for bootpd, boopgw
99 bootpd.c BOOTP server main module
100 bootpd.h header for above (and others)
101 bootpef.8 Manual page for bootpef
102 bootpef.c BOOTP extension file compiler
103 bootpgw.c BOOTP gateway main module
104 bootptab.5 A manual describing the bootptab format
105 bootptab.cmu A sample database file for the server
106 bootptab.mcs Another sample from <gwr@mc.com>
107 bootptest.8 Manual page for bootptest
108 bootptest.c BOOTP test program (fake client)
109 bootptest.h header for above
110 dovend.c Vendor Option builder (for bootpd, bootpef)
111 dovend.h header for above
112 dumptab.c Implements debugging dump for bootpd
113 getether.c For bootptest (not used yet)
114 getif.c Get network interface info.
115 getif.h header for above
116 hash.c The hash table module
117 hash.h header for above
118 hwaddr.c Hardware address support
119 hwaddr.h header for above
120 lookup.c Internet Protocol address lookup
121 lookup.h header for above
122 patchlevel.h Holds version numbers
123 print-bootp.c Prints BOOTP packets (taken from BSD tcpdump)
124 readfile.c The configuration file-reading routines
125 readfile.h header for above
126 report.c Does syslog-style messages
127 report.h header for above
128 strerror.c Library errno-to-string (for systems lacking it)
129 syslog.conf Sample config file for syslogd(8)
130 syslog.h For systems that lack syslog(3)
131 try*.c Test programs (for debugging)
132 tzone.c Get timezone offset
133 tzone.h header for above