Setting Up Slp - Novell CLIENT FOR LINUX 2.0 SP3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Because SLP makes the existence, location, and configuration of certain services known to all
clients in the local network, the Novell Client for Linux can use the information distributed to
simplify login. For the Novell Client, having SLP set up allows users to see the trees, contexts, and
servers available to them when they use the Novell Client for Linux Login screen. When they click
the Browse button, a list of available trees, contexts, or servers appears and they can select the
appropriate ones. For example, instead of remembering an IP address or DNS name for a server,
users can select the server's name from a list of available servers.
SLP must be activated and set up on your Novell servers in order for the Novell Client to take
advantage of it. For more information, see
Enterprise Server Installation and Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/
sles10/sles_admin/data/cha_slp.html).
SLP is not set up by default on Linux workstations. The Novell Client for Linux includes a Novell
Client Configuration Wizard to simplify the process of configuring your SLP and other Novell
Client configuration options. The Novell Client Configuration Wizard provides only basic SLP
configuration because this is all that is required by the client. However, if other applications on your
workstation require more advanced settings, you can modify the
advanced settings.
For more information on advanced SLP configuration, see the
www.openslp.org). In addition, the
documentation on SLP, including a
RFCs, and two introductory HTML documents (An Introduction to SLP and OpenSLP User's
Guide). RFC 2609 details the syntax of the service URLs used and RFC 2610 details DHCP via SLP.
Section 3.4.1, "Setting Up SLP," on page 28
Section 3.4.2, "Troubleshooting SLP Configuration," on page 29
Section 3.4.3, "Configuring SLP and the SUSE Firewall to Work with the Novell Client for
Linux," on page 29

3.4.1 Setting Up SLP

1 Launch the Novell Client Configuration Wizard by using either of the following methods:
Click
In YaST, click Network Services > Novell Client.
2 Select Service Location Protocol (OpenSLP), then click Start Wizard.
3 Specify the following SLP information for your network:
Scope List: Specify the scopes that a user agent (UA) or service agent (SA) is allowed
when making requests or registering, or the scopes that a directory agent (DA) must
support.
Directory Agent List: Specify the specific DAs that UA and SA agents must use. If this
setting is not used, dynamic DA discovery is used to determine which DAs to use.
Broadcast Only: Select this option to use broadcasting instead of multicasting. This
setting is not usually necessary because OpenSLP automatically uses broadcasting if
multicasting is unavailable.
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"SLP Services in the Network" in the SUSE LINUX
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README.SuSE
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