October 1998
Beginner
512 pages
14h 22m
English
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Informing the Users
All of the configuration information that you gather or develop through the planning process must be given to the users so that they can configure their systems. Configuration servers can play a role in informing the user and in simplifying the configuration process. DHCP offers every parameter needed to configure a TCP/IP system directly to the client. However, the server requires that the client is configured to be a client and some systems do not have the correct client software. Therefore, the network administrator must sometimes directly communicate with the administrator of the end system, usually through written documentation.
Sample Planning Sheets
To communicate this information, the network administrator will often create an installation planning sheet—a short list of information for the system administrator. A sample planning sheet for the workstation pooh, based on some of the topics we have discussed, provides basic configuration details. The planning sheet lists the name, address, subnet mask, the fact that DNS is used, and the fact that a mail server is used.
- Hostname:
pooh
- IP address:
172.16.12.2
- Subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
- Default gateway:
172.16.12.1 (thoth.ttgnet.com)
- Domain name:
ttgnet.com
- Name servers:
172.16.12.1 (thoth.ttgnet.com)
172.16.2.1 (kiwi.ttgnet.com)
- Mail server:
172.16.12.1 (thoth.ttgnet.com)
- Mail relay:
172.16.12.1 (thoth.ttgnet.com)
We use the information from this planning sheet to configure the systems in subsequent chapters.
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