Viewing a client's network configuration

You can query the BOOTP server for a client's network configuration information by running the bootp(1Mtcp) command.

Perform the following procedure:

1. Log in as a privileged user on the client.

2. Enter the command:
   
   bootp device

   device is the name of the device for the client's network interface via which the BOOTP server can be reached (possibly using a gateway).

   For example, the command bootp /dev/SMC8K_0 might display information such as this:

   UX:bootp: INFO: Local ether address: 00:00:c0:19:ca:35
   UX:bootp: INFO: 32/64 vend bytes used
   INET_YOUR_IP_ADDRESS=137.2.133.63
   INET_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS=137.2.133.56
   INET_BOOT_FILE_NAME=/export/diskless/fido/stand/unix
   INET_SUBNET_MASK=0xFFFFFF00
   INET_BROADCAST_ADDRESS=137.2.133.255
   INET_ROUTER[0]=137.2.133.1
   INET_TIME_OFFSET=0
   INET_DNS_SERVER[0]=137.2.200.5
   INET_DNS_SERVER[1]=137.2.200.21
   INET_DOMAIN_NAME=eng.widgit.com
   INET_HOSTNAME=laz
   INET_ETHER_ENCAPSULATION=ETHER_II
   

   If you see several messages such as UX:bootp: INFO: timedout=n followed by INET_BOOTP_TIMEDOUT=yes, then a BOOTP server is not accessible on the specified device interface, inetd on the server is not configured to run bootpd, or information about this host (such as its MAC address) is not configured correctly on the BOOTP server.