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System Administration Guide: IP Services Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Information Library |
Part I Introducing System Administration: IP Services
1. Oracle Solaris TCP/IP Protocol Suite (Overview)
2. Planning Your TCP/IP Network (Tasks)
3. Introducing IPv6 (Overview)
4. Planning an IPv6 Network (Tasks)
5. Configuring TCP/IP Network Services and IPv4 Addressing (Tasks)
6. Administering Network Interfaces (Tasks)
7. Configuring an IPv6 Network (Tasks)
8. Administering a TCP/IP Network (Tasks)
9. Troubleshooting Network Problems (Tasks)
10. TCP/IP and IPv4 in Depth (Reference)
Preparing Your Network for the DHCP Service (Task Map)
Determining the Number of DHCP Servers
Updating System Files and Netmask Tables
Making Decisions for Your DHCP Server Configuration (Task Map)
Selecting a Host to Run the DHCP Service
Determining Routers for DHCP Clients
Making Decisions for IP Address Management (Task Map)
Number and Ranges of IP Addresses
Default Client Configuration Macros
Dynamic and Permanent Lease Types
Reserved IP Addresses and Lease Type
Planning for Multiple DHCP Servers
Planning DHCP Configuration of Your Remote Networks
Selecting the Tool for Configuring DHCP
Comparison of DHCP Manager and dhcpconfig
14. Configuring the DHCP Service (Tasks)
15. Administering DHCP (Tasks)
16. Configuring and Administering the DHCP Client
17. Troubleshooting DHCP (Reference)
18. DHCP Commands and Files (Reference)
19. IP Security Architecture (Overview)
21. IP Security Architecture (Reference)
22. Internet Key Exchange (Overview)
24. Internet Key Exchange (Reference)
25. IP Filter in Oracle Solaris (Overview)
28. Administering Mobile IP (Tasks)
29. Mobile IP Files and Commands (Reference)
30. Introducing IPMP (Overview)
31. Administering IPMP (Tasks)
Part VII IP Quality of Service (IPQoS)
32. Introducing IPQoS (Overview)
33. Planning for an IPQoS-Enabled Network (Tasks)
34. Creating the IPQoS Configuration File (Tasks)
35. Starting and Maintaining IPQoS (Tasks)
36. Using Flow Accounting and Statistics Gathering (Tasks)
You can use the DHCP service in a network that you are creating or in a network that exists. If you are setting up a network, see Chapter 2, Planning Your TCP/IP Network (Tasks) before you attempt to set up the DHCP service. If the network already exists, continue in this chapter.
This chapter describes what you need to do before you set up the DHCP service on your network. The information is intended for use with DHCP Manager, although you can also use the command-line utility dhcpconfig to set up the DHCP service.
This chapter contains the following information: