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bootpgw(8)


NAME

  bootpgw - Internet BOOTP Protocol gateway


SYNOPSIS

  /usr/opt/obsolete/usr/sbin/bootpgw [-d level] [-t timeout] [-h hopcount]
  [-w waittime] server [server...]


OPTIONS

  -d debug-level
      Sets the debug-level variable that controls the number of debugging
      messages generated.  For example, -d 4 sets the debugging level to 4.

  -h hopcount
      Sets the maximum hop count a BOOTP request can contain for this bootpgw
      daemon to forward the packet.  The default is 4.

  -t timeout
      Specifies the timeout value (in minutes) that the bootpgw process waits
      for a BOOTP packet before exiting.  If no packets are received for
      timeout minutes, the program exits.  A timeout value of zero means run
      forever.	When the bootpgw daemon is not started using the inetd
      daemon, this option is forced to 0.

  -w waittime
      Specifies the minimum wait time in seconds.  Requests are forwarded
      only if the client has been waiting for at least the specified time.
      The default value is 0.


OPERANDS

  server
      Specifies the name or IP address of a BOOTP server to which the bootpgw
      forwards BOOTP requests.


DESCRIPTION

  The bootpgw daemon implements a simple BOOTP gateway that can be used to
  forward requests and responses between clients and BOOTP servers (for
  example, bootpd) on different subnets. In order to use the bootpgw daemon,
  you must install the Obsolete Commands and Utilities subset
  (OSFOBSOLETExxx).

  The bootpgw can be started by the /usr/sbin/inetd daemon by specifying the
  following line in the /etc/inetd.conf file:

       bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/bootpgw bootpgw server

  Note that server specifies the name or IP address of a bootp server to
  which the bootpgw forwards bootp requests.

  You may not have the bootpd daemon and the bootpgw daemon running on the
  same system because they listen on the same bootps port.

  When the bootpgw daemon is started, it determines the address of a BOOTP
  server whose name is provided as a command line parameter.  When the
  bootpgw daemon receives a BOOTREQUEST packet, it sets the gateway address
  and hop count fields in the packet and forwards it to the BOOTP server at
  the address determined earlier.

  Then the bootpgw daemon looks in the /etc/services file to find the port
  numbers it should use.  The following two entries are extracted:

  bootps
      The bootp server listening port.

  bootpc
      The destination port used to reply to clients.  If the port numbers
      cannot be determined this way, they are assumed to be 67 for the server
      and 68 for the client.


RESTRICTIONS

  You cannot run bootpgw and bprelay on the same system at the same time.


FILES

  /etc/services
      Defines the sockets and protocols used for Internet services.


SEE ALSO

  Commands: bootpd(8), bprelay(8), inetd(8), joind(8)

  DARPA Internet Request For Comments:

  Bootstrap Protocol (RFC 951),

  Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol (RFC 1532)

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