dhcp

 

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 Standards, Environments, and Macros                       dhcp(5)
 
 
 


NAME
      dhcp - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
 


DESCRIPTION
      Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enables host sys-
      tems  in a TCP/IP network to be configured automatically for
      the network as they boot. DHCP uses a client/server  mechan-
      ism:  servers  store  configuration information for clients,
      and provide that information upon a  client's  request.  The
      information can include the client's IP address and informa-
      tion about network services available to the client.
 
      This manual page provides a brief  summary  of  the  Solaris
      DHCP implementation.
 
   Solaris DHCP Client
      The Solaris DHCP client is implemented as background daemon,
      dhcpagent(1M).  This  daemon is started automatically during
      bootup if there exists at least one dhcp.interface  file  in
      /etc.     Only     interfaces     with    a    corresponding
      /etc/dhcp.interface file are automatically configured during
      boot.  Network  parameters  needed  for system configuration
      during bootup are extracted from the information recieved by
      the  daemon  through the use of the dhcpinfo(1) command. The
      daemon's default behavior can be  altered  by  changing  the
      tunables  in  the /etc/default/dhcpagent file. The daemon is
      controlled by the ifconfig(1M) utility. Check the status  of
      the daemon using the netstat(1M) and ifconfig(1M) commands.
 
   Solaris DHCP Server
      The Solaris DHCP server is implemented as a background  dae-
      mon,  in.dhcpd(1M).  This  daemon can deliver network confi-
      guration information to either BOOTP or  DHCP  clients.  The
      Solaris  DHCP  service  can be managed using the dhcpmgr(1M)
      GUI  or   the   command   line   utilities   dhcpconfig(1M),
      dhtadm(1M), and pntadm(1M).
 
   DHCP Configuration Tables
      The Solaris DHCP server stores client configuration informa-
      tion in the following two types of tables:
 
           dhcptab tables
                 Contain macros and options (also  known  as  sym-
                 bols),  used to construct a package of configura-
                 tion information to send  to  each  DHCP  client.
                 There  exists  only one dhcptab for the DHCP ser-
                 vice. The dhcptab(4) can be viewed  and  modified
                 using   the  dhtadm(1M)  command  or  dhcpmgr(1M)
                 graphical utility. See dhcptab(4) for more infor-
                 mation  about  the syntax of dhcptab records. See
                 dhcp_inittab(4) for more  information  about  the
                 DHCP options and symbols.
 
 
 
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           DHCP network tables
                 DHCP network tables, which  contain  mappings  of
                 client IDs to IP addresses and parameters associ-
                 ated with those  addresses.  Network  tables  are
                 named with the IP address of the network, and can
                 be created, viewed, and modified using the pntadm
                 command   or   dhcpmgr   graphical  utility.  See
                 dhcp_network(4) for more information  about  net-
                 work tables.
 
 


SEE ALSO
      dhcpinfo(1),  dhcpagent(1M),  dhcpconfig(1M),   dhcpmgr(1M),
      dhtadm(1M),    ifconfig(1M),    in.dhcpd(1M),   netstat(1M),
      pntadm(1M),   syslog(3C),    dhcp_network(4),    dhcptab(4),
      dhcpsvc.conf(4), dhcp_inittab(4), dhcp_modules(5)
 
      Solaris DHCP Service Developer's Guide
 
      Alexander, S., and R. Droms, DHCP Options and  BOOTP  Vendor
      Extensions,   RFC  2132,  Silicon  Graphics,  Inc., Bucknell
      University, March 1997.
 
      Droms, R., Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP,, RFC 1534,
      Bucknell University, October 1993.
 
      Droms, R., Dynamic Host Configuration  Protocol,  RFC  2131,
      Bucknell University, March 1997.
 
      Wimer, W., Clarifications and Extensions for  the  Bootstrap
      Protocol,  RFC  1542,  Carnegie  Mellon  University, October
      1993.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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