Novell CLIENT FOR LINUX 2.0 SP3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual page 17

Protocol Settings Page
Figure 2-3
This page contains the following options:
Name Resolution Providers: Select the providers to perform name resolution. Domain Name
System also uses the
in the active NCP
TM
Bindery names.
NCP Signature Level: Specify the level of enhanced security support. Enhanced security
includes the use of a message digest algorithm and a per connection/per request session state.
The values are as follows:
0=Disabled
1=Enabled but not preferred
2=Preferred
3=Required
Changing the value of this setting to 2 or 3 increases security but decreases performance.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP): If a DHCP server is set up on your network,
the DHCP server can inform the Novell Client of network-specific configuration information.
This information is made available when a user clicks the Tree, Context, or Server buttons on
the eDirectory tab of the Novell Login dialog box.
If you make changes to the Protocol Settings page, you must reboot the workstation for those
changes to take effect.
file. NetWare
/etc/hosts
connections. Service Location Protocol queries SLP for eDirectory
®
Core Protocol uses information contained
TM
Configuring the Novell Client for Linux
and
TM
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