BOOTP
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BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) is an older network protocol used to automatically assign IP addresses and boot configuration to diskless or thin-client machines over a network.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BOOTP canonical | 8 |
| Bootstrap Protocol | 7 |
| BOOTP server selection rules | 1 |
| BOOTP vendor information extensions | 1 |
| PXE | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T270472 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BOOTP Context triple: [DHCP, successorOf, BOOTP]
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A.
DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network management protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses and other configuration parameters to devices on an IP network.
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B.
TFTP
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is a simple, lightweight file transfer protocol commonly used for tasks like network booting and device configuration in constrained environments.
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C.
ARP
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is a network protocol used to map IP addresses to their corresponding MAC (hardware) addresses within a local network.
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D.
Teredo
Teredo is a tunneling protocol that enables IPv6 connectivity for devices on IPv4 networks, particularly those behind NAT.
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E.
ICMP
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a core network-layer protocol used primarily for sending error messages and operational information, such as in tools like ping and traceroute, within IP networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BOOTP Target entity description: BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) is an older network protocol used to automatically assign IP addresses and boot configuration to diskless or thin-client machines over a network.
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A.
DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network management protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses and other configuration parameters to devices on an IP network.
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B.
TFTP
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is a simple, lightweight file transfer protocol commonly used for tasks like network booting and device configuration in constrained environments.
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C.
ARP
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is a network protocol used to map IP addresses to their corresponding MAC (hardware) addresses within a local network.
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D.
Teredo
Teredo is a tunneling protocol that enables IPv6 connectivity for devices on IPv4 networks, particularly those behind NAT.
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E.
ICMP
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a core network-layer protocol used primarily for sending error messages and operational information, such as in tools like ping and traceroute, within IP networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet protocol
ⓘ
network protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
BOOTP
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bootstrap Protocol
|
| addressAllocation | preconfigured on server ⓘ |
| definedIn |
RFC 1048
ⓘ
RFC 951 ⓘ |
| dynamicAddressAllocation | no ⓘ |
| field |
chaddr
ⓘ
ciaddr ⓘ file ⓘ flags ⓘ giaddr ⓘ hlen ⓘ hops ⓘ htype ⓘ op ⓘ secs ⓘ siaddr ⓘ sname ⓘ vendor-specific area ⓘ xid ⓘ yiaddr ⓘ |
| fullName |
BOOTP
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bootstrap Protocol
|
| influenced | DHCP options format ⓘ |
| layer | application layer ⓘ |
| messageType |
BOOTREPLY
ⓘ
BOOTREQUEST ⓘ |
| organization |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| primaryFunction | bootstrap network configuration for clients ⓘ |
| relayAgentPort | 67 ⓘ |
| role |
automatic IP address assignment
ⓘ
network boot configuration ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| successor | DHCP ⓘ |
| supports |
TFTP server address delivery
ⓘ
boot file name delivery ⓘ static IP address assignment from a central server ⓘ vendor-specific options ⓘ |
| supportsRelayAgents | yes ⓘ |
| transportLayerPortClient | 68 ⓘ |
| transportLayerPortServer | 67 ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
diskless workstations
ⓘ
thin clients ⓘ |
| usesBroadcast | yes ⓘ |
| usesClientServerModel | yes ⓘ |
| usesHardwareAddress | for client identification ⓘ |
| usesPort |
67
ⓘ
68 ⓘ |
| usesTransportProtocol | UDP ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: BOOTP Description of subject: BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) is an older network protocol used to automatically assign IP addresses and boot configuration to diskless or thin-client machines over a network.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bootstrap Protocol
this entity surface form:
PXE
this entity surface form:
Bootstrap Protocol