bootpquery: Bootp servers not responding!

[Devendar]

Hi All,

I configured Ignite server, to check the same tried bootpquery from ignite client but getting the following error as below,

# bootpquery 001279B37D79 ether -s s128a358
bootpquery: Bootp servers not responding!

Syslog from ignite server is as shown below,

Aug 8 09:19:30 s128a358 inetd[1248]: Rereading configuration
Aug 8 09:19:30 s128a358 inetd[1248]: Configuration complete
Aug 8 09:20:16 s128a358 bootpd[18392]: reading new "/etc/bootptab"
Aug 8 09:20:16 s128a358 bootpd[18392]: read 3 entries from "/etc/bootptab"
Aug 8 09:20:16 s128a358 bootpd[18392]: reading "/etc/dhcpdeny"
Aug 8 09:20:16 s128a358 bootpd[18392]: error opening "/etc/dhcpdeny": No such file or directory

Could someone please help me to fix this issue.

regards,
Devendar.

[AwadheshPandey]

See this
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch05s05.html

[Devendar]

Thanks for the mail,

I even tried the same way as the document few days ago, but no luck!!

[AwadheshPandey]

ok, try this
have you done this? means made ralay host entry?
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90775/ch03s02.html

also read this thread for the maching issue.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=149693&admit=-682735245+1186566757188+28353475

[Scot Bean]

I would try the simple form of the command from the Ignite client:

# bootpquery

1. Do you have an entry in /etc/bootptab for this MAC address?

2. 'bootp' (UDP) requests do not cross LAN subnets. Are client / server on the same subnet?

There is also an Ignite white paper that could help you: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-0598/5992-0598.pdf

[Devendar]

Hi All,

This problem has been resolved now,

Solution:

Removed bootps entry from inetd.conf file and manually started bootpd daemon with bootpd -s -d 3 command and restrated inetd.
I can able to get response for bootpquery.

Thanks Awadesh and Scot for spending time to resolve my issue.

regards,
Devendar