bootpd[2906]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length

[Santosh P Karpe]

I has one error in PRD server syslog. Please tell me what is that? Is this any serious prob?Log is as follows:

Jun 28 12:04:17 MYHP bootpd[2906]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (110 octets)
Jun 28 12:04:17 MYHP bootpd[2906]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (114 octets)
Jun 28 12:04:41 MYHP bootpd[2906]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (110 octets)
Jun 28 12:21:17 MYHP above message repeats 5 times
Jun 28 12:04:41 MYHP bootpd[2906]: Option 43: Client specified unacceptable option length (114 octets)
Jun 28 12:21:17 MYHP above message repeats 5 times

Thanks in advance..........

[TTr]

Do you use the bootp service on this server? If not you should turn bootpd off. Comment out the "bootps" line in /etc/inetd.conf and apply the change by reloading inetd.conf with the command "inetd -c".

These errors come from network devices, probably printers, trying to find their bootp information. It is probably bootp moise on your network that connects to your bootpd daemon on your server.

[Brian Hackley]

Santosh,

HP Patched this problem with bootpd 11.11 PHNE_36217 and 11.23 PHNE_32675 (or later).

Hope that helps,

Brian Hackley
HP-UX Networks and Security Support