DHCP Server Configuration The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a standard method of automatically configuring TCP/IP-based computers on boot-up. It is usually used to provide an IP address and default gateway. However, it can also be used to provide IP addresses of DNS (name services), NTP (time servers) and other standard Internet services. The Boot- strap Protocol (BOOTP) is a subset of DHCP used to boot diskless work- stations from a separate server. 11.. NNeecceessssaarryy iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn ffoorr DDHHCCPP sseerrvveerr Before you start setting up a DHCP Server one requires the following information: IP address of your network card(s) 22.. SSuubbnneett DDeeffiinniittiioonn PPaaggee,, bbaassiicc ccoonnffiigguurraattiioonn For basic setup you just need to configure the following: 1. Network Number: IP Address of computer's network card. 2. netmask: Netmask of computer's network card. 3. IP Range Start: First address in a range you want to allocate. 4. IP Range Stop: Last address in a range you want to allocate. 33.. SSuubbnneett DDeeffiinniittiioonn PPaaggee,, aaddvvaanncceedd ccoonnffiigguurraattiioonn Default Lease time: If client does not request a lease time period, this is the lease time, in seconds, that it is given. Max Lease time: If a client request a lease time, this is the maximum time it is allowed to request. Basic +o Default Gateways: IP address of the default gateway(s) +o Netmask: Subnet mask for the leased IP address +o Time offset: Difference between current timezone and GMT DNS +o Domainname: Domain name of the computer +o Name servers(DNS): IP Address of the Domain Name Servers +o Host name: Hostname to give to the client (only useful if allocating a single IP address to specific clients). Servers +o Cookie Servers: Used by HTML browsers for cookie storage and reference. See RFC 865 +o Log servers: Used by UNIX-based systems for log file storage? +o Print servers: IP Addresses of LPR-based print servers +o Name servers (netbios): IP addresses of WINS or NBNS servers, for NetBIOS name resolution +o Node Type (Netbios): Used by NetBIOS-based computers, for name resolution type. +o Timeservers: IP addresses of NTP time servers.