Configuring SLP Properties

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SLP configuration properties control network interactions, SLP agent characteristics, status, and logging. In most situations, the default configuration of these properties requires no modification. However, you can use the procedures in this chapter when the network medium or topology changes and to achieve the following goals:

Compensate for network latencies
Reduce congestion on the network
Add agents or reassign IP addresses
Activate SLP logging

You can edit the SLP configuration file, /etc/inet/slp.conf, to perform operations such as those shown in the following table.

Table 2 SLP Configuration Operations

Operation	Description
Specify whether `slpd` should act as a DA server. The default is act as an SA server.	Set the `net.slpisDA` property to `True`.
Set timing for DA multicast messages.	Set the `net.slp.DAHeartBeat` property to control how often a DA multicasts an unsolicited DA advertisement.
Enable DA logging to monitor network traffic.	Set the `net.slp.traceDATraffic` property to `True`.