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