Dhcp - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

DHCP

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Novell DNS/DHCP Management Utility Administration Guide
RFC 1536—Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes
RFC 1537—Common DNS Data File Configuration Errors
RFC 1591—Domain Name System Structure and Delegation
RFC 1597—Address Allocation for Private Internets
RFC 1627—Network 10 Considered Harmful (Some Practices Shouldn't
Be Codified)
RFC 1713—Tools for DNS Debugging
RFC 1884—IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
RFC 1886—DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6
RFC 1912—Common DNS Operations and Configurations Errors
RFC 2010—Operations Criteria for Root Name Servers
RFC 2052—A DNS RR for Specifying the Location of Services (DNS
SRV)
A NetWare 6 DHCP server automatically assigns IP addresses and other
configuration information to clients upon request or when the clients are
restarted. Automatic assignment of configuration information reduces the
amount of work required to configure and manage a large IP network.
Furthermore, integrating DHCP with eDirectory enables you to enter all
configuration information into one distributed database. This greatly
simplifies network administration and provides for the replication of DHCP
configuration information.
DHCP provides for both static and dynamic configuration of IP clients. Static
configuration enables you to assign a specific IP address and configuration to
a client with a specific machine or MAC address. When DHCP assigns IP
addresses dynamically, IP clients are assigned an IP address that is chosen
from a range of available addresses. You can use dynamic address assignment
when you are not concerned about which IP address a particular client uses.
Each IP client that requests an address assignment can also use the other
DHCP configuration parameters.
DHCP can limit the amount of time a DHCP client can use an IP address. This
is known as the lease time. You can use the lease time to allow a large number
of clients to use a limited number of IP addresses.