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System Administration Guide: IP Services     Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10
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Preface

Part I TCP/IP Administration

1.  Planning an IPv4 Addressing Scheme (Tasks)

2.  Planning an IPv6 Addressing Scheme (Overview)

3.  Planning an IPv6 Network (Tasks)

4.  Configuring TCP/IP Network Services and IPv4 Addressing (Tasks)

5.  Enabling IPv6 on a Network (Tasks)

6.  Administering a TCP/IP Network (Tasks)

7.  Configuring IP Tunnels

8.  Troubleshooting Network Problems (Tasks)

9.  TCP/IP and IPv4 in Depth (Reference)

10.  IPv6 in Depth (Reference)

Part II DHCP

11.  About DHCP (Overview)

12.  Planning for DHCP Service (Tasks)

13.  Configuring the DHCP Service (Tasks)

14.  Administering DHCP (Tasks)

15.  Configuring and Administering the DHCP Client

About the DHCP Client

DHCPv6 Server

Differences Between DHCPv4 and DHCPv6

The Administrative Model

MAC Address and Client ID

Protocol Details

Logical Interfaces

Option Negotiation

Configuration Syntax

DHCP Client Startup

DHCPv6 Communication

How DHCP Client Protocols Manage Network Configuration Information

How the DHCPv4 Client Manages Network Configuration Information

How the DHCPv6 Client Manages Network Configuration Information

DHCP Client Shutdown

Enabling and Disabling a DHCP Client

How to Enable the DHCP Client

How to Disable an DHCP Client

DHCP Client Administration

ipadm Command Options Used With the DHCP Client

Setting DHCP Client Configuration Parameters

For DHCPv4

For DHCPv4 and DHCPv6

DHCP Client Systems With Multiple Network Interfaces

DHCPv4 Client Host Names

How to Enable a DHCPv4 Client to Request a Specific Host Name

DHCP Client Systems and Name Services

DHCP Client Event Scripts

16.  Troubleshooting DHCP (Reference)

17.  DHCP Commands and Files (Reference)

Part III IP Security

18.  IP Security Architecture (Overview)

19.  Configuring IPsec (Tasks)

20.  IP Security Architecture (Reference)

21.  Internet Key Exchange (Overview)

22.  Configuring IKE (Tasks)

23.  Internet Key Exchange (Reference)

24.  IP Filter in Oracle Solaris (Overview)

25.   IP Filter (Tasks)

Part IV Networking Performance

26.  Integrated Load Balancer Overview

27.  Configuration of Integrated Load Balancer Tasks

28.  Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (Overview)

29.  VRRP Configuration (Tasks)

30.  Implementing Congestion Control

Part V IP Quality of Service (IPQoS)

31.  Introducing IPQoS (Overview)

32.  Planning for an IPQoS-Enabled Network (Tasks)

33.  Creating the IPQoS Configuration File (Tasks)

34.  Starting and Maintaining IPQoS (Tasks)

35.  Using Flow Accounting and Statistics Gathering (Tasks)

36.  IPQoS in Detail (Reference)

Glossary

Index

DHCP Client Administration

The DHCP client software does not require administration under normal system operation. The dhcpagent daemon automatically starts when the system boots, renegotiates leases, and stops when the system shuts down. You should not manually start and stop the dhcpagent daemon directly. Instead, as superuser on the client system, you can use the ipadm command to affect dhcpagent's management of the network interface, if necessary.

ipadm Command Options Used With the DHCP Client

This section summarizes the command options, which are documented in the ipadm(1M) man page.

The ipadm command enables you to do the following:


Note - Currently, the ipadm command has no equivalent functionality for the ifocnfig [inet6] interface status command.


Setting DHCP Client Configuration Parameters

The /etc/default/dhcpagent file on the client system contains tunable parameters for the dhcpagent. You can use a text editor to change several parameters that affect client operation. The /etc/default/dhcpagent file is well documented, so for more information, you should refer to the file as well as to the dhcpagent(1M) man page.

By default, the DHCP client is configured as follows:

For DHCPv4
For DHCPv4 and DHCPv6