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Chapter 8: Local Network Services
We’ll dig deeper into Samba issues in the section“Print Services” later in this chapter,
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services can help you with a number
of problems associated with local network environments, including IP address
assignment problems and administration issues. It’s difficult to imagine a network
without DHCP.
Let’s look at some issues you may face, and consider how DHCP can help:
• PCs and workstations require unique IP addresses, DNS information, and the
locations of gateways.
• Manually tracking IP addresses causes excessive work.
• Accidental duplication of IP addresses creates conflicts on the network.
Figure 8-3. Setting up Ubuntu shares in a Windows environment
Figure 8-4. Ubuntu’s setup screen for file-sharing services