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bootptab example
Example bootptab file

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# /etc/net/bootptab: database for bootp server (/usr/net/in.bootpd)
# Last update Mon 11/7/88 18:03
# Blank lines and lines beginning with '#' are ignored.
#
# Legend:
#
#       first field -- hostname
#                       (may be full domain name and probably should be)
#
#       hd -- home directory
#       bf -- bootfile
#       cs -- cookie servers
#       ds -- domain name servers
#       gw -- gateways
#       ha -- hardware address
#       ht -- hardware type
#       im -- impress servers
#       ip -- host IP address
#       lg -- log servers
#       lp -- LPR servers
#       ns -- IEN-116 name servers
#       rl -- resource location protocol servers
#       sm -- subnet mask
#       tc -- template host (points to similar host entry)
#       to -- time offset (seconds)
#       ts -- time servers
#
# Be careful about including backslashes where they're needed.  Weird (bad)
# things can happen when a backslash is omitted where one is intended.
#



# First, define a global entry which specifies the stuff every host uses.
# NOTE: THE VALUES BELOW ARE MEANT AS AN EXAMPLE!
#allhost:hd=/tmp:bf=null:\
#       :ds=145.71.35.1 145.71.32.1:\
#       :sm=255.255.254.0:\
#       :gw=145.71.35.1:\
#       :ts=145.71.35.1:\
#       :lp=145.71.35.1:\
#       :to=-7200:
# Define all individual entries.
#hostname:ht=1:ha=ether_addr_in_hex:ip=ip_addr_in_dec:tc=allhost:

spindefaults    :ht=ether:bf=null:hd=/spin

# 
loom16          :tc=spindefaults:ha=0060971c01c7:ip=128.95.2.170

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