Specifications
Table Of Contents
- About This Document
- Understanding Networking and IP Addressing
- Introduction to Networking
- Networking using IP
- Niagara Considerations
- Additional Information
- Configuration and Troubleshooting Tools
- Connecting on a LAN
- Connecting with Direct Dial
- Connecting to an ISP
- Using Security Technologies
- Configuration Files Used for Communication
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 3 Connecting on a LAN
Using DHCP
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Niagara Networking & Connectivity Guide Revised: May 22, 2002
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• Default Gateway—the default gateway of this host. This can be set manually
or set by the DHCP server.
• DHCP Server—the IP address of the DHCP server that handled this host’s last
renewal request.
• DNS Servers—a list of DNS servers used for DNS lookups by this host. This
information can be set manually (if automatic DNS not enabled) or provided
by the DHCP server.
• Primary WINS Server—a list of WINS servers used for WINS lookups by
this host. This information can be set manually (if automatic DNS not enabled)
or provided by the DHCP server.
• Lease Obtained—the time and date the DHCP lease was obtained from the
DHCP server.
• Lease Expires—the time and date when the DHCP lease expires.
You can also use the ipconfig command to force a renewal of the DHCP lease. This
can be useful when you want to force the host to refresh its settings from the DHCP
server (for instance, if a DNS server IP address changes). To do this, type the
following at a command line:
ipconfig /renew