Specifications

Chapter 3 Connecting on a LAN
Using DHCP
Niagara Release 2.3
Niagara Networking & Connectivity Guide Revised: May 22, 2002
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• Client rebinding (T2) time value—the amount of time left on the DHCP
lease. The time is listed in seconds. If this time expires before the JACE can
renew its lease, the Ethernet interface is disabled.
• DHCP server—the DHCP server that handled the last DHCP request.
• Assigned IP address—the IP address that the DHCP server assigned to the
JACE.
• Client subnet mask—the subnet mask that the DHCP server assigned to the
JACE.
• Client IP routers—the default gateway that the DHCP server assigned to the
JACE. This is also listed in the Default Gateway field in the Admin Tool.
• Client DNS name servers—the DNS servers that the DHCP server assigned
to the JACE. This is also listed in the DNS Servers field in the Admin Tool.
Using DHCP on a Windows-based Niagara Host
The following things should be noted about using DHCP on a Windows-based
Niagara host:
• You cannot use the Admin Tool to set up DHCP on a Windows-based Niagara
host. You must use Windows networking tools to set up DHCP on any Niagara
host running the Windows OS.
• Some settings provided by the DHCP server will show as 0 or blank on the
Network Settings tab of the Admin Tool (see Figure 3-12). To review the
settings that the DHCP server is providing to the Windows client, use the
ipconfig tool (see “Troubleshooting DHCP Problems on the JACE-NP,” page
3-30).
• The DHCP server can be configured to provide any or all of the following
information:
– host name
– IP address
– subnet mask
– default gateway
– DNS server list
– DNS domain name