About BootP Server

BootP Server implements RFC 951, the Bootstrap protocol, which is a UDP protocol that provides a BootP client, its IP address based on the client's MAC address. Unlike the TFTP server, which responds to any TFTP client, the BootP server responds only to BootP clients in PortMaster products because it only provides a subset of configuration information in the BootP request. This is all that is needed by the PortMaster BootP client.

When the BootP server receives a BootP request, it looks up the MAC address of the BootP client in its MAC address/IP address database. If the MAC address is found, it sends a BootP response packet containing the MAC address, corresponding IP address, and the IP address of the Netboot Server.

BootP Server Fields