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Configuring for a DHCP Server
Using DHCP Services: Overview
An alternative to using DHCP is to create /etc/bootptab entries for
each specific client on the network. This allows for specific IP address
mappings and greater control. For more detail, please see the section in
this Appendix , "Using bootptab as an Alternative to DHCP," at the end
of this chapter.
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