Configuring A Dhcp Server With Yast - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

uring numerous workstations. It is also much easier to integrate machines, particularly
new machines, into the network, because they can be given an IP address from the pool.
Retrieving the appropriate network settings from a DHCP server is especially useful
in the case of laptops regularly used in different networks.
In this chapter, the DHCP server will run in the same subnet as the workstations,
192.168.2.0/24 with 192.168.2.1 as gateway. It has the fixed IP address 192.168.2.254
and serves two address ranges, 192.168.2.10 to 192.168.2.20 and 192.168.2.100
192.168.2.200;.
A DHCP server supplies not only the IP address and the netmask, but also the hostname,
domain name, gateway, and name server addresses for the client to use. In addition to
that, DHCP allows a number of other parameters to be configured in a centralized way,
for example, a time server from which clients may poll the current time or even a print
server.
22.1 Configuring a DHCP Server with
IMPORTANT: LDAP Support
In this version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, the YaST DHCP module can be
set up to store the server configuration locally (on the host that runs the DHCP
server) or to have its configuration data managed by an LDAP server. If you
want to use LDAP, set up your LDAP environment before configuring the DHCP
server.
The YaST DHCP module allows you to set up your own DHCP server for the local
network. The module can run in simple mode or expert mode.
22.1.1 Initial Configuration (Wizard)
When the module is started for the first time, a wizard starts, prompting you to make
a few basic decisions concerning server administration. Completing this initial setup
produces a very basic server configuration that should function in its essential aspects.
The expert mode can be used to deal with more advanced configuration tasks.
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