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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