bootptab(5) BSD File Formats Manual bootptab(5)
NAME
bootptab -- Internet Bootstrap Protocol server database
DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/bootptab contains a list of host entries used by bootpd
(see bootpd(8)) to associate a hardware address with a particular IP
address.
The bootptab file contains two sections. The two sections are separated
by a single line containing just "%%". The first section is ignored.
The second section contains host entries, one host per line. The format
of the line is:
hostname hwtype hwaddr ipaddr bootfile
EXAMPLES
Here is an example /etc/bootptab:
#
# bootptab example
#
%%
# machine entries have the following format:
#
# hostname hwtype hwaddr ipaddr bootfile
client1 1 00:01:02:03:04:05 10.0.0.20 boot0
client2 1 00:a0:b2:ef:ff:0a 10.0.0.20 boot
SEE ALSO
xinetd(8), tftpd(8), netinfo(5), exports(5)
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