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Configuring the DHCP Server
7.7 Configuring DHCP Manually
Table 7–8 (Cont.) BOOTP/DHCP Configuration File Symbols
Symbol Function Value Format Description
hr Forwarding
enable/disable
0 or 1 Specifies whether the client should
configure its IP layer for packet
forwarding. The values are:
• 0 - Disable
• 1 - Enable
im Impress server
address list
IP address list Specifies a list of Imagen Impress
servers available to the client. Enter
servers in order of preference.
ip Client IP address IP address Specifies the IP address of the
BOOTP client or a single IP address
to assign the DHCP client.
it IP time to live ASCII string Specifies the default time to live that
the client should use on outgoing
datagrams.
ki TCP keepalive
interval
ASCII integer Specifies the interval (in seconds)
that the client TCP should wait
before sending a keepalive message
on a TCP.
ko TCP keepalive
garbage
0 or 1 Specifies whether the client should
send TCP keepalive messages with
an octet of garbage for compatibility
with older implementations.
lg Log server IP address list Specifies a list of MIT-LCS UDP log
servers available to the client. Enter
servers in order of preference.
lp LPR server address
list
IP address list Specifies a list of RFC 1179 line
printer servers available to the client.
Enter servers in order of preference.
lt Lease time ASCII integer Specifies in a client request, that a
client is allowed to request a lease
time for the IP address. In a server
reply, specifies the lease time the
server is willing to offer. Enter the
time in seconds.
md Perform mask
discovery
0 or 1 Specifies whether the client should
perform subnet mask discovery using
ICMP.
mm Maximum DHCP
message size
Integer Specifies the maximum length
DHCP message that it is willing to
accept. The length is specified as an
unsigned 16-bit integer. A client may
use the maximum DHCP message
size option in DHCPDISCOVER
or DHCPREQUEST messages,
but should not use the option in
DHCPDECLINE messages.
ms Mask supplier 0 or 1 Specifies whether the client should
respond to subnet mask requests
using ICMP.
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