bootptest
Hurricane Electric Internet Services
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 ven-
dor 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 con-
tributors. (See the copyright notice in print-bootp.c)
SEE ALSO
bootpd(8)
REFERENCES
RFC951 BOOTSTRAP PROTOCOL (BOOTP)
RFC1048
BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions
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