BOOTPTAB Configuration File
The BOOTPTAB file is an ASCII file that matches the client machine MAC address (physical hardware address) with other configuration information. The configuration information in the BOOTPTAB file can vary from simply the IP address for each machine, to a complete set of configuration information such as default gateway, Domain Name Server, subnet mask, and Time Server.
Entry format
All entries must be in the format:
- xx=value
where xx is a two-letter designation for a parameter. The value is either a number or text entry depending upon the nature of the parameter.
Configuration Information
The configuration information can appear in several forms as illustrated by the examples below.
IP address only 
Multiple parameters
Multiple parameters with a common parameter block
The parameter definitions are listed below.