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Linux in the Network
Figure 21.43: DHCP Server: Configuring Subnets
server. With ‘Update Global Dynamic DNS Settings’, enable the
automatic update and adjustment of the global DHCP server settings
according to the dynamic DNS environment. Lastly, define which
forward and reverse zones should be updated per dynamic DNS,
specifying the name of the primary name server for each of the two
zones. If the name server runs on the same host as the DHCP server,
you can leave these fields blank. Selecting ‘Ok’ returns to the subnet
configuration dialog. Selecting ‘Ok’ again returns to the original
expert configuration dialog.
Network Interface Configuration To define the interfaces where the
DHCP server should listen and to adjust the firewall configuration,
select ‘Advanced’ ➝ ‘Interface Configuration’ from the expert con-
figuration dialog. From the list of interfaces displayed, select one or
more that should be attended by the the DHCP server. If clients in all
of the subnets should be able to communicate with the server and if
the server host also runs a firewall, adjust the firewall accordingly. To
do so, select ‘Adapt Firewall Settings’. YaST then adjusts the rules of
SuSEfirewall2 to the new conditions, after which you can go back to
the original dialog by selecting ‘Ok’.
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