Bay Technical Associates BayStack ARN Routers none - Manual (Page 97)

Configuring the ARN for Netboot and Directed Netboot
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Configuring a Token Ring Interface for Network Booting
To configure an ARN token ring interface for network booting, use the following
command format:
ifconfig [ -d ] [ -r < speed > ] [ [
address>]]
Table A-3 describes the ifconfig command arguments for configuring the router
token ring interface.
Table A-3. ifconfig Command Settings for a Token Ring Interface
Setting Description
Default Setting
-d Resets the router IP interface settings to the default values. Resetting
a Token Ring interface makes it inactive in the network booting
process. (The output of the getcfg command shows the default as
None.)
IP Connector Setting
-r Specifies the speed of the Token Ring interface. Enter either 16 or 4
(Mb/s). The default is 16 Mb/s.
Specifies the IP connector you are configuring. Use the format
mau<
port #>.
IP Address Settings
Specifies the IP address of the interface you set with .
Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
Specifies the IP subnet mask of the interface you set with .
Provide this address in dotted decimal notation.
address> Specifies the IP address of the next-hop router. Provide this address
in dotted decimal notation. Specify this address only if there are
intermediate routers between the router and the BootP server.