Cisco CATALYST 2960 - Default Boot Configuration; The switch attempts to automatically boot up the system using information in the BOOT environment variable. If the variable is not set, the switch attempts to load and execute the first executable image it can by performing a recursive, depth-first search throughout the flash file system.; Automatically Downloading a Configuration File; You can automatically download a configuration file to your switch by using the DHCP-based autoconfiguration feature. For more information, see the “Understanding DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration” section on page 3-3.

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Appendix C Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program
Entering the Initial Configuration Information