09-05-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by
filosophizer
someone mentioned to me that I shouldn't have any DHCP servers because NIM will be acting as one. is it true ?
Yes and no: NIM uses an older predecessor of DHCP, which is called bootp. DHCP is actually a superset of bootp and uses the same mechanisms and protocols as bootp, but the IP adresses the DHCP server gives out can be selected from a pool of available ones, while a bootp server only maintains a 1:1 relationship of hosts and IP adresses. There are other differences too, but this is the most prominent one. See for details
RFC1533 and
RFC1534.
So, yes, a DHCP server is able to confuse bootp clients, depending on the circumstances.
I hope this helps.
bakunin
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LEARN ABOUT CENTOS
dhcpmgr
dhcpmgr(1M) System Administration Commands dhcpmgr(1M)
NAME
dhcpmgr - graphical interface for managing DHCP service
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sadm/admin/bin/dhcpmgr
DESCRIPTION
dhcpmgr is a graphical user interface which enables you to manage the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service on the local sys-
tem. It performs the functions of the dhcpconfig, dhtadm, and pntadm command line utilities. You must be root to use dhcpmgr. The dhcpmgr
Help, available from the Help menu, contains detailed information about using the tool.
USAGE
You can perform the following tasks using dhcpmgr:
Configure DHCP service
Use dhcpmgr to configure the DHCP daemon as a DHCP server, and select the data store to use for storing network configuration tables..
Configure BOOTP relay service
Use dhcpmgr to configure the DHCP daemon as a BOOTP relay.
Manage DHCP or BOOTP relay service
Use dhcpmgr to start, stop, enable, disable or unconfigure the DHCP service or BOOTP relay service, or change DHCP server parameters.
Manage DHCP addresses
Use dhcpmgr to add, modify, or delete IP addresses leased by the DHCP service.
Manage DHCP macros
Use dhcpmgr to add, modify or delete macros used to supply configuration parameters to DHCP clients.
Manage DHCP options
Use dhcpmgr to add, modify or delete options used to define parameters deliverable through DHCP.
Convert to a new DHCP data store
Use dhcpmgr to configure the DHCP server to use a different data store, and convert the DHCP data to the format used by the new data
store.
Move DHCP data to another server
Use dhcpmgr to export data from one Solaris DHCP server and import data onto another Solaris DHCP server.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
non-zero An error occurred.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWdhcm |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
dhcpconfig(1M), dhtadm(1M), pntadm(1M), in.dhcpd(1M), dhcpsvc.conf(4), dhcp_network(4), dhcptab(4), attributes(5), dhcp(5), dhcp_modules(5)
Solaris DHCP Service Developer's Guide
System Administration Guide: IP Services
SunOS 5.10 13 Mar 2001 dhcpmgr(1M)