NAME
bootptest - send BOOTP queries and print responses
SYNOPSIS
bootptest
[
-f
bootfile
]
[
-h
]
[
-m
magic_number
]
server-name
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