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NAME
     dhcp - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DESCRIPTION
     Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enables host sys-
     tems  in a TCP/IP network to be configured automatically for
     the network as they boot. DHCP uses a client/server  mechan-
     ism:  servers  store  configuration information for clients,
     and provide that information upon a  client's  request.  The
     information can include the client's IP address and informa-
     tion about network services available to the client.


     This manual page provides a brief  summary  of  the  Solaris
     DHCP implementation.

  Solaris DHCP Client
     The Solaris DHCP client is implemented as background daemon,
     dhcpagent(1M).


     For IPv4, this daemon is started automatically during bootup
     if  there  exists  at least one dhcp.interface file in /etc.
     Only interfaces  with  a  corresponding  /etc/dhcp.interface
     file are automatically configured during boot.


     For IPv6, this daemon is  started  automatically  when  com-
     manded  by in.ndpd (based on IPv6 Routing Advertisement mes-
     sages). No /etc/dhcp.interface file is necessary, but such a
     file  can be used to specify an interface as "primary," pro-
     vided that IPv4 DHCP is also in use.


     Network parameters needed for  system  configuration  during
     bootup  are  extracted  from the information received by the
     daemon through the  use  of  the  dhcpinfo(1)  command.  The
     daemon's  default  behavior  can  be altered by changing the
     tunables in the /etc/default/dhcpagent file. The  daemon  is
     controlled  by the ifconfig(1M) utility. Check the status of
     the daemon using the netstat(1M) and ifconfig(1M) commands.

  Solaris DHCP Server
     The Solaris DHCP server is implemented as a background  dae-
     mon,  in.dhcpd(1M).  This  daemon can deliver network confi-
     guration information to either BOOTP or  DHCP  clients.  The
     Solaris  DHCP  service  can be managed using the dhcpmgr(1M)
     GUI  or   the   command   line   utilities   dhcpconfig(1M),
     dhtadm(1M), and pntadm(1M).

  DHCP Configuration Tables




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     The Solaris DHCP server stores client configuration informa-
     tion in the following two types of tables:

     dhcptab tables         Contain  macros  and  options   (also
                            known  as symbols), used to construct
                            a package of  configuration  informa-
                            tion  to  send  to  each DHCP client.
                            There exists only one dhcptab for the
                            DHCP  service.  The dhcptab(4) can be
                            viewed   and   modified   using   the
                            dhtadm(1M)   command  or  dhcpmgr(1M)
                            graphical utility. See dhcptab(4) for
                            more  information about the syntax of
                            dhcptab records. See  dhcp_inittab(4)
                            for  more  information about the DHCP
                            options and symbols.


     DHCP network tables    DHCP network  tables,  which  contain
                            mappings   of   client   IDs   to  IP
                            addresses and  parameters  associated
                            with  those addresses. Network tables
                            are named with the IP address of  the
                            network,  and can be created, viewed,
                            and modified using the pntadm command
                            or  dhcpmgr  graphical  utility.  See
                            dhcp_network(4) for more  information
                            about network tables.


SEE ALSO
     dhcpinfo(1),  dhcpagent(1M),  dhcpconfig(1M),   dhcpmgr(1M),
     dhtadm(1M),    ifconfig(1M),    in.dhcpd(1M),   in.ndpd(1M),
     netstat(1M),   pntadm(1M),   syslog(3C),    dhcp_network(4),
     dhcptab(4),  dhcpsvc.conf(4), dhcp_inittab(4), ndpd.conf(4),
     dhcp_modules(5)


     Oracle Solaris DHCP Service Developer's Guide


     Alexander, S., and R. Droms.  RFC  2132,  DHCP  Options  and
     BOOTP  Vendor  Extensions.  Silicon  Graphics, Inc. Bucknell
     University. March 1997.


     Droms, R. RFC 1534, Interoperation Between DHCP  and  BOOTP.
     Bucknell University. October 1993.


     Droms, R. RFC 2131,  Dynamic  Host  Configuration  Protocol.
     Bucknell University. March 1997.



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     Wimer, W. RFC 1542, Clarifications and  Extensions  for  the
     Bootstrap  Protocol.  Carnegie  Mellon  University.  October
     1993.


     Lemon, T. and B. Sommerfeld. RFC 4361, Node-specific  Client
     Identifiers  for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Version
     Four (DHCPv4). Nominum and Sun Microsystems. February 2006.


     Droms, R. RFC 3315, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol  for
     IPv6 (DHCPv6). Cisco Systems. July 2003.











































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