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Setting DHCP Server Options

The DHCP server program, dhcp_bootp, supports the DHCP service on a server. If the DHCP server is turned on, dhcp_bootp starts automatically when the server is started. At startup, dhcp_bootp reads its operating parameters from the /etc/config/dhcp_bootp.options file. These parameters specify the hosts databases that DHCP must update with new hostnames and addresses, the system file for the new host, and the directory that contains client configuration files.

Use the DHCP Server Options form to set dhcp_bootp startup parameters:

Enable DHCP server: This selection controls whether this system will act as a DHCP server. Select Yes to turn on DHCP service and No to turn off DHCP service.

(Default value: No)

Filename for translating IP addresses to hostnames: This file is the source of hostname and address information for your DHCP server. When the DHCP server assigns a new system an address, it enters the address in this file so that the address is not reassigned. To make the new system known to other systems, this file must be copied to them or distributed by NIS.

The default hosts database is the local /etc/hosts file. If you are running NIS or DNS, their hostname and address databases may be built from an alternative file.

(Default value: local /etc/hosts)

File name for translating Ethernet address to hostnames: This file is the source of information for translating Ethernet hardware addresses to hostnames. When the DHCP server receives a request from a client, the request contains the client's Ethernet address. The DHCP server uses this address to determine what information should be sent to the client.

The default Ethernet address translation file is the local /etc/ethers file. If you are using the NIS name service, its database may be built from an alternative file.

(Default value: local /etc/ethers)
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