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Installing and Administering Internet Services: HP 9000 Networking > Chapter 6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
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DHCP is built on top of bootp. There is one executable (/usr/lbin/bootpd) and one daemon (bootpd) that handles the job for DHCP and BOOTP. Also the DHCP and BOOTP daemon is a subsidiary of inetd, and will be started or restarted automatically (that is, as requests are passed to it). This chapter provides information to help you configure DHCP servers and troubleshoot potential problems with DHCP servers. The specific topics covered in this chapter include:
Using DHCP reduces the labor involved in managing the network. Before DHCP, the network administrator had to manually connect and configure every computer to the network. Because the DHCP server automatically dispenses IP addresses and other configuration information, the process of connecting a new computer to the network is much simpler. DHCP is very flexible and allows the network administrator to set up the server one time to serve many thousands of clients. |
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