September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
432 pages
8h 53m
English
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Troubleshooting the DHCP Server
When problems occur on a DHCP server, it is worth checking whether the server itself is functioning before assuming the DHCP configuration is at fault. Use standard Solaris commands to verify that the server is working, such as ping, ifconfig, and snoop.
You can also stop and start the DHCP server process, in.dhcpd, as described in Chapter 11, “Basic DHCP.” Doing this can often solve a number of problems, particularly when the process has hung and is not responding to client requests, or when you are using either the binary or nisplus format for the DHCP datastore, neither of which is human readable.
Error Messages
There are a number of reasons why a DHCP client might be unable to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ...