Configuring Nis Clients - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual

3c Set This host is also a NIS client if you want to enable user logins on this
server.
3d Adapt the firewall settings with Open Ports in Firewall.
3e Click Next.
4 Enter the hosts that are allowed to query the NIS server. You can add, edit, or
delete hosts by clicking the appropriate button. Specify from which networks
requests can be sent to the NIS server. Normally, this is all hosts. In this case,
there should be the following two entries:
255.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
The first entry enables connections from your own host, which is the NIS server.
The second one allows all hosts with access to the same network to send requests
to the server.
5 Click Finish to save changes and exit the setup.

35.2 Configuring NIS Clients

Use the YaST module NIS Client to configure a workstation to use NIS. Select whether
the host has a static IP address or receives one issued by DHCP. DHCP can also provide
the NIS domain and the NIS server. For information about DHCP, see Chapter 34,
DHCP (page 641). If a static IP address is used, specify the NIS domain and the NIS
server manually. See Figure 35.6, "Setting Domain and Address of a NIS Server"
(page 666). Find makes YaST search for an active NIS server in your whole network.
Depending on the size of your local network, this may be a time-consuming process.
Broadcast asks for a NIS server in the local network after the specified servers fail to
respond.
You can also specify multiple servers by entering their addresses in Addresses of NIS
servers and separating them by spaces.
Depending on your local installation, you may also want to activate the automounter.
This option also installs additional software if required.
127.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
Using NIS 665