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Configuring a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server

Configuring a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows a host on a network to receive configuration parameters including an IP address at boot time. DHCP is an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), but differs in that DHCP can provide a complete set of TCP/IP configuration parameters and allows the dynamic assignment of IP addresses for a fixed lease. DHCP offers the following advantages to you as a network administrator: SCO DHCP also provides:

SCO DHCP implements the server aspects of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol as defined in the Internet standards: RFC 1534, RFC 1542, RFC 2131, and RFC 2132.

The SCO DHCP server receives IP addresses from the Address Allocation Server (AAS), which provides the same service to other network services that assign temporary IP addresses. See ``Configuring an Address Allocation Server (AAS)''.

The configuration parameters supplied by the SCO DHCP server include those supported by BOOTP, the set of parameters specified for DHCP, and user-defined parameters.


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