BOOTP Last modified: Monday, May 07, 2001
Short for Bootstrap Protocol, an Internet protocol that enables a diskless workstation to discover its own IP address, the IP address of a BOOTP server on the network, and a file to be loaded into memory to boot the machine. This enables the workstation to boot without requiring a hard or floppy disk drive. The protocol is defined by RFC 951.
RFC 951 Request for Comments document for the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP). RFC 951 Request for Comments document for the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP).

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