9 Slp Services In The Network; Installation - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

SLP Services in the Network
The service location protocol (SLP) was developed to simplify the configuration of
networked clients within a local network. To configure a network client, including all
required services, the administrator traditionally needs detailed knowledge of the servers
available in the network. SLP makes the availability of selected services known to all
clients in the local network. Applications that support SLP can use the information
distributed and be configured automatically.
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server supports installation using installation sources provided
with SLP and contains many system services with integrated support for SLP. YaST
and Konqueror both have appropriate front-ends for SLP. You can use SLP to provide
networked clients with central functions, such as an installation server, file server, or
print server on your system.
IMPORTANT: SLP Support in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Services that offer SLP support include cupsd, rsyncd, ypserv, openldap2, ksys-
guardd, saned, kdm, vnc, login, smpppd, rpasswd, postfix, and sshd (via fish).

19.1 Installation

Only an SLP client and slptools are installed by default. If you want to provide services
via SLP, install the package openslp-server. To install the package, start YaST
and select Software > Software Management. Now choose Filter > Patterns and click
Misc. Server. Select openslp-server. Confirm the installation of the required
packages to finish the installation process.
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