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Conference star::wizards

Title:	"ASK THE WIZARDS"

Moderator:	QUARK::LIONEL

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1995
Last Modified:	Mon May 12 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1857
Total number of notes:	3728

1445.0. "Open: how to stop requests for BOOTP info?" by STAR::JKEENAN () Thu Jan 16 1997 09:34

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1445.1 Finding The Node Is Best XDELTA::HOFFMAN Steve, OpenVMS Engineering Mon Feb 03 1997 16:22 13

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1445.1	Finding The Node Is Best	XDELTA::HOFFMAN	Steve, OpenVMS Engineering	`Mon Feb 03 1997 16:22`	13
	If you need BOOTP and cannot stop the node from (re)broadcasting the request, you may want to consider inserting a bridge or brouter, and enabling filtering from this source address. Alternatively, you might want to downline load something that will keep that node "occupied" for a while. (The best solution is to locate the node and disable the node -- one may be able to gather some details the DECnet CONFIGURATURE module, as this tool listens to SYSID messages sent out periodically by the Ethernet controllers on most Digital platforms. Bridges and brouters can also be used to locate the segment with the offending node. Etc.)

   If you need BOOTP and cannot stop the node from (re)broadcasting
   the request, you may want to consider inserting a bridge or brouter,
   and enabling filtering from this source address.  Alternatively,
   you might want to downline load something that will keep that
   node "occupied" for a while.

   (The best solution is to locate the node and disable the node -- one
   may be able to gather some details the DECnet CONFIGURATURE module,
   as this tool listens to SYSID messages sent out periodically by the
   Ethernet controllers on most Digital platforms.  Bridges and brouters
   can also be used to locate the segment with the offending node.  Etc.)