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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:NETCAD::COLELLADT
Created:Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4455
Total number of notes:16761

3647.0. "bootp request again (even with bootp disabled)" by ROM01::GALLANA (Francesco Gallana) Fri Jun 21 1996 12:59

    A customer told to me that some 900 series modules send the bootp 
    request (same problem reported in notes 1533) even if in the menu I
    read "bootp disabled". In that way they capture an ip address from a
    Server causing many problems to the customer.
    
    The modules that experience the problem are the DECrepeater 900TM 
    (firmware V2.0.0) and the DEconcentrator 900 MX (firmware V3.1.1)
    
    The customer told me that he has seen the problem only with that
    firmware revision... the older revision modules  (i.e. DECrepeater
    900TM V1.1.0) don't send any request.
    
    One think done by the customer was the upgrade of the firmware in one
    DECrepeater 900Tm from V1.1.0 to V2.0.0 ... after the upgrade the
    module begun to send boot request.
    
    The only bypass was to assign an ip address to each module.
    
    Any suggestion or any confirmation about the problem?
    
    Thanks to anyone that will answer
    
    Francesco
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3647.1Is it sending requests ? COMICS::BUTTGive me the facts real straight.Fri Jun 21 1996 13:2011
    Please see 3644.*
    
    When investigating the problem described in 3644.0 I tested my 900TM
    running V2.0.0. I can confirm that it did NOT send out BOOTP requests
    with the BOOTP menu item disabled.
    
    Are you sure that it is sending requests ? and that you are not seeing 
    something similar to note 3644.
    
    R.
    
3647.2Right, non DEC X-Terminal may be the causeROM01::GALLANAFrancesco GallanaFri Jun 21 1996 13:5512
    Richard,
    
    you are right
    
    The DECrepeater 900 TM doesn't send any request; my customer has some
    non DEC X-Terminal.
    
    I'll ask to the customer to investigate with a LAN analyzer.
    
    Thank you
    
    Francesco