SBE HW400c/2 User Manual

HighWire HW400c/2 User Reference Guide Rev 1.0

he final step in configuring the TFTP server on your Linux system is to copy the

tha

• If the /tftpboot directory does not already exist, create it (as root) on

your system

mkdir

command:

ctory structure that was created when you

/opt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/arch/ppc/boot/images/uIma

oceed to Section 5.4.6 to set up communications with your SBE

oad and boot the Linux kernel.

5.4.6 Configuring

If you are not assigning a static IP address to be stored in the HW400c/2 non-volatile
me ory, it is necessary to configure a bootp server. Bootp (a precursor to DHCP)
will assign an IP address to a device with a specific MAC address based on what is

up table called bootptab. At power up, the HW400c/2 will

broadcast a BOOTP_REQUEST over the network. If a server is actively running

ootpd, that server will look through its bootptab for a matching MAC address. If a

_REPLY to the

W400c/2’s MAC address and assign the IP address found in the bootptab file.

A b

g bootp daemon, bootpd, and

a bo p

nning on your system, enter:

s-eaf |grep bootpd

root 15278 25183 0 2005 pts/1 00:00:18 bootpd -d 4 -s

root 20587 20484 0 15:27 pts/8 00:00:00 grep bootpd

This command will stop and then start all of the Internet services on your Linux system. You may not
want to do this if your system is running Internet services on which other systems depend, as it will
cause a slight interruption in those services.

T
c mpiled Gentoo Linux kernel image uImage, into the /tftpboot directory so

t the HW400c/2 can download it and boot:

using the

# mkdir /tftpboot

• Copy the compiled Gentoo Linux kernel, uImage, into the /tftpboo

directory from top level of the dire
unpacked the files in the downloaded SBE Gentoo Linux archive.

# cp

ge/tftpboot/.

Y u can now pr

ghWire HW400c/2 board and downl

a bootp Server

found in a look

b
matching MAC address is found, the server will send a BOOTP
H

oo server has two prerequisites; an actively runnin

ot look up table, bootptab. To check if bootpd is ru

If bootpd is running, you should see something similar to the following;

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