Selecting a Host to Run the DHCP Service

With your network topology in mind, you can use the following system requirements to select a host on which to set up a DHCP server.

The host must meet the following requirements:

• The host must run the Solaris 2.6 release or later. If you need to support a large number of clients, you must install the Solaris 8 7/01 release or a later version.

• The host must be accessible to all the networks that have clients that plan to use DHCP, either directly on the network or through a BOOTP relay agent.

• The host must be configured to use routing.

• The host must have a correctly configured netmasks table that reflects your network topology.