Working With DHCP in Oracle® Solaris 11.2

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Setting DHCP Client Configuration Parameters

The /etc/default/dhcpagent file on the client system contains tunable parameters for the dhcpagent. You can use a text editor to change several parameters that affect client operation. The /etc/default/dhcpagent file is well documented, so for more information, you should refer to the file as well as to the dhcpagent(1M) man page.

By default, the DHCP client is configured as follows:

For DHCPv4

  • The client system does not require a particular host name.

    If you want a client to request a specific host name, see DHCPv4 Client Host Names.

  • Default requests for the client are given in /etc/default/dhcpagent, and includes DNS Server, DNS domain, and broadcast address.

    The DHCP client's parameter file can be set up to request more options in the PARAM_REQUEST_LIST keyword in the /etc/default/dhcpagent file. The DHCP server can be configured to provide options that were not specifically requested. See the dhcpd(8) man page and Working With DHCP Macros (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: IP Services for information about using DHCP server macros to send information to clients.

For DHCPv4 and DHCPv6