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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
vm Vendors magic
cookie selector
ASCII string Specifies a vendor magic cookie for
the client.
xd X Window System
display manager
IP address list Specifies a list of IP addresses of
systems that are running the X
Window System display manager
that are available to the client. Enter
addresses in order of preference.
xf X Window System
font server
IP address list Specifies a list of X Window System
font servers available to the
client. Enter addresses in order
of preference.
yd NIS domain name ASCII string Specifies the name of the client’s NIS
domain. The domain is formatted
as a character string consisting of
characters from the NVT ASCII
character set.
ys NIS servers IP address list Specifies a list of IP addresses
indicating NIS servers available
to the client. Servers should be listed
in order of preference.
zd NIS+ domain name ASCII string Specifies the name of the client’s
NIS+ domain. The domain is
formatted as a character string
consisting of characters from the
NVT ASCII character set.
zs NIS+ server IP address list Specifies a list of IP addresses
indicating NIS+ servers available
to the client. Servers should be listed
in order of preference.
Table 7–9 Vendor Specific Options
Symbol Function Value Format Description
For Join DHCP clients:
cb Client binary ASCII string Refer to the JOIN documentation
at the following URL:
http://www.join.com/doc/
mf NFS mounted file
systems
ASCII string list Refer to the JOIN documentation
at the following URL:
http://www.join.com/doc/
pr Printers ASCII string list Refer to the JOIN documentation
at the following URL:
http://www.join.com/doc/
ps SVR4 printer setup ASCII string list Refer to the JOIN documentation
at the following URL:
http://www.join.com/doc/
ss Name service
switch
ASCII string Refer to the JOIN documentation
at the following URL:
http://www.join.com/doc/
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