Creating Subnet Address Ranges; Creating Ip Address Objects - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Creating Subnet Address Ranges

Creating IP Address Objects

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Novell DNS/DHCP Management Utility Administration Guide
subnet, unless a different server is specified when the range is created.
The default server also is the only server that responds to BOOTP
requests for the subnet.
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Click Create.
A message indicates that the new subnet has been created.
IP address objects are simultaneously created to exclude routing and
broadcast addresses.
You use the DNS/DHCP Management Utility to create and set up Subnet
Address Range objects for each pool of addresses you want to be dynamically
assigned by DHCP.
To create and set up a Subnet Address Range object, complete the following
steps:
1
Click DHCP Management > Address Range Management to open the
Address Range Management window in the main panel.
2
Select Create Address Range from the drop-down menu > click OK to
open the Create Subnet Address Range window.
3
From the drop-down menu, select the subnet for which the address range
is required.
4
In the Address Range Name field, type the name of the Subnet Address
Range.
5
Type the Start Address and End Address to specify the lower and upper
limits of the subnet address range.
6
Click Create.
A message indicates that the new subnet address range has been created.
You use the DNS/DHCP Management Utility to create and set up any IP
Address objects to be assigned to specific devices or to be excluded from
dynamic assignment. Create an IP Address object for each such device or
address. Assigning a specific address to a client requires you to specify the
client's media-access control (MAC) address or Client ID.