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+.\" bootptest.8
+.TH BOOTPTEST 8 "10 June 1993" "MAINTENANCE COMMANDS"
+.SH NAME
+bootptest \- send BOOTP queries and print responses
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+.B bootptest
+[
+.B \-f
+.I bootfile
+]
+[
+.B \-h
+]
+[
+.B \-m
+.I magic_number
+]
+.I server\-name
+.RI [ template-file ]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B bootptest
+sends BOOTP requests to the host specified as
+.I server\-name
+at one\-second intervals until either a response is received,
+or until ten requests have gone unanswered.
+After a response is received,
+.B bootptest
+will wait one more second listening for additional responses.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.B \-f
+.I bootfile
+Fill in the boot file field of the request with
+.IR bootfile .
+.TP
+.B \-h
+Use the hardware (Ethernet) address to identify the client.
+By default, the IP address is copied into the request
+indicating that this client already knows its IP address.
+.TP
+.B \-m
+.I magic_number
+Initialize the first word of the vendor options field with
+.IR magic_number .
+.LP
+A
+.I template-file
+may be specified, in which case
+.B bootptest
+uses the (binary) contents of this file to initialize the
+.I options
+area of the request packet.
+.SH CREDITS
+.LP
+The bootptest program is a combination of original and derived works.
+The main program module (bootptest.c) is original work by
+Gordon W. Ross <gwr@mc.com>.
+The packet printing module (print-bootp.c) is a slightly modified
+version of a file from the BSD tcpdump program.
+.LP
+This program includes software developed by the University of
+California, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and its contributors.
+(See the copyright notice in print-bootp.c)
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.LP
+bootpd(8)
+.SH REFERENCES
+.TP
+RFC951
+BOOTSTRAP PROTOCOL (BOOTP)
+.TP
+RFC1048
+BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions
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