Rockwell Automation 1747-L55x,D174710.4 SLC 500 Ethernet User Manual

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Configuring the Ethernet Channel for Local Communication

Publication 1747-10.4

Run the Boot Server Utility

You can run either the DOS-based utility or the Windows-based
BOOTP utility, but not both.

If you have BOOTP enabled and the message

BOOTP response

not received

appears, check the cabling connections and the

BOOTP server system.

If you’re using
this platform

then invoke this
executable

from the

See page

DOS-based

DTLBOOTD.EXE

DOS command line
(specify optional
parameters if necessary)

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Windows

DTLBOOTW.EXE

Windows Program
Manager

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Both utilities are located in the

C:\ABIC\BIN

directory and use the

information contained in the

BOOTPTAB

file.

Be sure to place the

BOOTPTAB

file in the directory from which you

are running the BOOTP utility. If this file is not found in that
directory, the utility will try to find the file in the directory specified
by the environment variable

ABIC_CONFIG

.

Running the DOS-Based Utility

To run the boot-server utility,

DTLBOOTD.EXE

, follow these steps:

1. At the DOS prompt, type:

DTLBOOTD [–D] [–T

<timeout>] [–B <numboots>]

[–F

<numfiles>] [configfile] [logfile]

Parameter

Description

–D

provide additional information for debug purposes.

–T <timeout>

exit after <timeout> seconds of inactivity.

–B <numboots>

exit after answering <numboots> number of boot requests.

–F <numfiles>

exit after answering <numfiles> number of file requests.

configfile

name of the boot server configuration file to use. The default
configuration file is

%ABIC_CONFIG%\BOOTPTAB.

logfile

name of the log file to use. The default log file is

%ABIC_CONFIG%\DTLBOOTD.LOG

.

Once you invoke the utility, it runs until the specified exit
parameter is satisfied. Exit any time by pressing

[Esc]

.

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