Tahoe 684 User Manual page 16

masks, gateway and DNS addresses and other parameters to the
network stations. It is easy to reconfigure a network that uses a DHCP
server - it is enough to change server settings and every station will
automatically retrieve new configuration.
The BOOTP protocol is an earlier and simpler version of DHCP. Its
common use is booting of diskless workstations. A workstation uses
BOOTP to get its IP address and other network parameters together with
TFTP server address, from which the operating system may be
downloaded.
The DHCP protocol may deliver more working parameters
including domain name, DNS address, print server, syslog server, X-
Window fontserver, MTU and TTL settings, and many others.
DHCP/BOOTP Relay Agent transfers DHCP and BOOTP requests
and replies between separate networks. The DHCP and BOOTP protocols
work only within one physical subnet. The station using such protocols
doesn't know its IP address yet, so its packets cannot be routed to other
networks. Relay Agent listens for such requests and forwards them to a
DHCP server, which may be placed anywhere in the network.
4.3.7.1. Review of the settings
Entering "dhcp" alone displays current server settings. Here is an
example:
Tahoe> dhcp
DHCP/BOOTP server
default-lease-time 43200
max-lease-time 86400
network "lan" (eth0):
default-lease-time 43200
max-lease-time 86400
domain-name tahoe.pl
subnet "local": 10.0.0.0/255.255.255.0
routers 10.0.0.1
relay server 192.168.0.5 67
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default-lease-time 43200
max-lease-time 86400
filename vmlinuz.2.2.19
next-server 192.168.0.5
domain-name-servers 192.168.0.4
domain-name tahoe.pl
address ranges: 10.0.0.3-10.0.0.15
4.3.7.1