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Configuring the DHCP Server
7.5 Using DHCP GUI to Configure DHCP
Send Client’s Host Name
Specifies whether the server should send the client’s host name to the client in
the reply.
The following are valid values:
False: Do not send the client’s host name. Default.
True: Send the client’s host name.
Swap Server
Specifies the IP address of the client’s swap server.
Use this format: ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd.
TFTP Root Directory
Specifies the root directory for Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
Time Offset
Specifies the offset of the client in seconds from Universal Coordinated Time
(UTC).
Time Servers
Specifies a list of RFC 868 time servers available to the client. Enter the servers
in order of preference.
Use this format: ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd.
Vendor Magic Cookie
Specifies a vendor magic cookie for the client.
7.5.3.4.4 IP parameters IP layer parameters affect the operation of the IP layer
on a per-host basis.
Broadcast Address
Specifies the broadcast address in use on the client’s subnet.
Forward Nonlocal Datagrams
Specifies whether the client should configure its IP layer to allow forwarding of
datagrams with nonlocal source routes.
The following are valid values:
False: Disable forwarding of datagrams with nonlocal source routes.
True: Enable forwarding.
IP Forwarding
Specifies whether the client should configure its IP layer for packet forwarding.
The following are valid values:
False: Disable IP forwarding.
True: Enable IP forwarding.
IP Time-to-Live
Specifies the default time-to-live that the client should use on outgoing
datagrams. Specify time-to-live as an octet.
Minimum value 1
Maximum value 255
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