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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
nn NNTP IP address list Specifies the NNTP server.
no NetWare options Opaque
ns IEN-116 name
server address list
IP address list Specifies a list of IEN 116 name
servers available to the client. Enter
servers in order of preference.
nt NTP servers IP address list Specifies a list of NNTP (Network
Time Protocol) servers.
ov Overload file/sname Integer Specifies that the DHCP
sname or
file fields are being overloaded by
using them to carry DHCP options.
A DHCP server inserts this option if
the returned parameters will exceed
the usual space allotted for options.
pf Policy filter IP address list Specifies policy filters for nonlocal
source routing. The filters consist
of a list of IP addresses and masks
that specify destination/mask pairs
with which to filter incoming source
routes.
pl Path MTU plateau
table
ASCII integer
list
Specifies a table of MTU sizes to
use when performing Path MTU
Discovery as defined in RFC 1191.
The minimum value is 68.
pt Path MTU aging
timeout
Integer Specifies the timeout (in seconds) to
use when aging Path MTU values are
discovered by the mechanism defined
in RFC 1191 [12]. The timeout is
specified as a 32-bit unsigned integer.
rd Perform router
discovery
0 or 1 Specifies whether the client should
solicit routers using the Router
Discovery mechanism defined in RFC
1256.
rl Resource location
protocol server
address list
IP address list Specifies a list of RFC 887 Resource
Location servers available to the
client. Servers should be listed in
order of preference.
rp Root path ASCII string Specifies the path name that contains
the client’s root directory or partition.
The path is formatted as a character
string consisting of characters from
the NVT ASCII character set.
rs Router solicitation
address
IP address Specifies the address to which
the client should transmit router
solicitation requests.
sa Boot server address IP address Specifies the IP address of the TFTP
server the client uses.
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