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Starting the ARN

114200 Rev. A

2-11

Continuing with Directed Netboot

You must have at least one serial, DSU/CSU, Ethernet, or token ring interface
connected to the network to use the directed netboot option. Before you start the
directed netboot procedure, ask your network administrator to

Verify that the network is set up so that you can start the directed netboot
procedure.

Provide you with the

ifconfig

command to use in Step 1.

Provide you with the boot option configuration commands (

bconfig

) to use in

Step 2.

The

ifconfig

command configures the parameters necessary to load the software

image and configuration files from a remote server over the network. Write the
command in

Table 2-3

for your reference.

Note:

Continuing with the directed netboot option requires that you have

already logged in to the Technician Interface or ARN monitor command line
software. Refer to the previous section, “Logging in to the Command Line
Software,” for instructions.

Note:

Refer to Appendix A for more information about the

ifconfig

and

bconfig

commands.

Table 2-3.

Your ifconfig Command -- Directed Netboot

ifconfig