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Details on implementing full-screen solutions are found online at the Web
site: www.ibm.com/nc/pubs in the
Advanced User Information section.
1.2.15 DHCP Support
An AS/400 with TCP/IP and OS/400 Version 4 Release 2 or later installed can
be configured to act as a DHCP server. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol) allows a server to automatically provide IP addresses and
configuration information to clients without needing to manually keep track of
client MAC addresses. (MAC is an acronym for media access control; each
IBM Network Station has a unique
burnt-in MAC address.)
Release 3 of IBM Network Station Manager for AS/400 provides the support
that allows IBM Network Stations to use an AS/400 DHCP server. Chapter 5,
“Twinax Attachment of Network Stations” on page 127 discusses
implementing twinax IBM Network Stations in an AS/400 DHCP server
environment. For additional information about planning and configuring
DHCP, refer to the redbook,
AS/400 TCP/IP Autoconfiguration: DNS and
DHCP Support
, SG24-5147, and the manual, TCP/IP Configuration and
Reference,
SC41-5420. These manuals are found online at the Web site:
as400service.ibm.com
1.3 Local versus Remote Users
Are your users local or remote? A site that is located 500 miles away from
your central AS/400 would be considered remote. However, it is possible that
your friend who works in shipping across the street is really a remote user.
One definition of a remote AS/400 user is
someone who is using
communications facilities to connect their workstation to the AS/400 system
rather than directly attaching to the AS/400’s Local Area Network (using token
ring or Ethernet) or to an AS/400 twinax workstation controller.
For example, your friend in shipping across the street may be connected to
the AS/400 over a communications line due to local regulations or other
reasons. In addition, perhaps users attached to the Token Ring LAN in the
Release 3 of IBM Network Station Manager for AS/400 has
increased
memory requirements for the IBM Network Stations. Use the manual,
IBM
Network Station Manager Installation and Use,
SC41-0664 to estimate and
verify the IBM Network Station memory size required for your environment.
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