dhcp(4)

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NAME

dhcp- file containing default parameter values for the DHCP service

DESCRIPTION

The dhcp file resides in directory /etc/default and contains parameters for specifying the type and location of DHCP service databases, as well as DHCP service daemon default settings.

The dhcp file format is ASCII; comment lines begin with the crosshatch (#) character. Parameters consist of a keyword followed by an equals (=) sign followed by the parameter value, of the form:

Keyword=Value

Two parameters are currently supported:

Keyword	Value
RESOURCE	Can be either nisplus or files
PATH	Path to data files. The value of the PATH keyword is specified as an absolute path for the files resource, or a fully-qualified directory for the nisplus resource.
RUN_MODE	server or relay. Selects daemon run mode. Default is server.
VERBOSE	TRUE/FALSE. Toggles verbose mode. Default is FALSE. Generic parameter.
RELAY_HOPS	Integer. Max number of BOOTP relay hops before packet is dropped. Default is 4. Generic parameter.
INTERFACES	String. Comma-separated list of interface names to listen to. Generic parameter.
LOGGING_FACILITY	Integer. Local facility number (0-7 includive) to log DHCP events to. Default is not to log transactions. Generic parameter.
ETHERS_COMPAT	TRUE/FALSE. Toggles ethers compatibility mode. Default is TRUE. server mode only parameter.
ICMP_VERIFY	TRUE/FALSE. Toggles ICMP echo verification of IP addresses. Default is TRUE. server mode only parameter.
OFFER_CACHE_TIMEOUT	Integer. Number of seconds before OFFER cache timeoutsoccur. Default is 10 seconds. server mode only parameter.
RESCAN_INTERVAL	Integer. Number of minutes between automatic dhcptab rescans. Default is not to do rescans. server mode only parameter.
BOOTP_COMPAT	String automatic or manual. Enable BOOTP compatibility. Default is no BOOTP. Value selects BOOTP address allocation method. automatic for dynamic allocation, manual for static allocation. server mode only parameter.
RELAY_DESTINATIONS	String. Comma-separated list of hostnames and IP addresses of relay destinations. relay mode only parameter.

The preferred method of modifying the dhcp file is through use of the in.dhcpd(1M) or dhcpconfig(1M) utilities.

SEE ALSO

dhcpconfig(1M), dhcpmgr(1M), in.dhcpd(1M)

SunOS 5.8  Last Revised 8 Nov 1999

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