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AS/400 IBM Network Station: Techniques for Deployment in a WAN
BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent server which forwards all DHCP broadcasts,
originating from the twinax subnet to the primary DHCP server, system As2.
Figure 80. Using Remote DHCP Server to Configure Twinax IBM Network Stations
5.8.1.1 Scenario Objectives
This scenario’s objective is to use one primary DHCP server to supply the
necessary network information to remote twinax attached devices. This
means that you do not have to run a DHCP server on every AS/400 system
that has twinax attached IBM Network Stations.
5.8.1.2 Scenario Advantages
The advantage of this scenario is that you only need one DHCP server in your
network to support twinax attached IBM Network Stations.
5.8.1.3 Scenario Disadvantages
The disadvantage of this scenario is that an understanding of concepts, such
as subnetting and Proxy ARP, may be required if the network has a somewhat
restricted addressing scheme.
5.8.2 Task Summary
In these setup steps, the assumption is made that the IBM Network Station is
cabled correctly and that a local twinax address is defined on the IBM
As2.mycompany.com
primary DHCP Server
As1.mycompany.com
BOOTP/DHCP relay agent
10.1.1.0
mask 255.255.255.
0
.50
.2
*WSC
Twinax subnet
Subnet address:
10.1.1.192
Mask:
255.255.255.192
.193