September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
432 pages
8h 53m
English
Content preview from Solaris™ 9 Network Administrator Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam CX-310-044)
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Chapter 11. Basic Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Terms you'll need to understand:
Datastore
dhcpagent Process
dhcptab Table
DHCP Client
DHCP Scope
DHCP Server
/etc/inet/dhcpsvc.conf
Lease
Relay
Concepts you'll need to master:
Describing the purposes and features of DHCP client and server functions
Describing how to configure a DHCP server and use associated utilities
Explaining how to configure and manage a DHCP client to either request a dynamic hostname or use its own hostname
This chapter introduces the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and explains basically how it works, what it is used for, and how to configure a server and client.