DHCP for Windows 2000 View Larger Image | Neall Alcott
O'Reilly Media, Paperback, Published January 2001, 277 pages, ISBN 1565928385 | List Price: $34.95
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an open standard Internet protocol
used to allocate and manage IP addresses dynamically. Before DHCP came along,
administrators had to manually configure each host on a network with an IP address,
subnet mask, and default gateway. Maintaining the changes and the associated
logs took a tremendous amount of time and was prone to error. DHCP uses a client/server
model in which the system updates and maintains the network information dynamically.
Windows 2000 provides enhanced DHCP client-server support.
DHCP for Windows 2000 is custom-designed for system administrators
who are responsible for configuring and maintaining networks with Windows 2000
servers. It explains the DHCP protocol and how to install and manage DHCP on
both servers and clients--including client platforms other than Windows 2000.
Readers get detailed and explicit instructions for using Windows 2000 DHCP
to manage their network IP configurations much more efficiently and effectively.They
get background information for using DHCP in general, plus complete information
about the Windows 2000 use of DHCP. For those interested in what's on the horizon,
the author steps up to the plate with an analysis of the future direction of
DHCP and Windows support for IPv6.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. TCP/IP Overview
The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
MAC Addresses
IP Addressing
DNS and Hostnames
WINS and NetBIOS Names
Summary
2. In The Beginning: RARP and BOOTP
RARP
What Is BOOTP?
BOOTP Packet Structure
The BOOTP Conversation
Summary
3. Making Life Easier: DHCP
Why DHCP?
DHCP Packet Structure
The DHCP Conversation
The DHCP Relay Agent
Summary
4. Designing a DHCP Infrastructure
Who Needs DHCP?
Creating an IP Addressing Plan
Network Topology
DHCP Client Needs
Defining Scopes
Fault Tolerance
Putting It All Together: DHCP Strategies
Summary
5. The DHCP Server
Introduction to Windows 2000
DHCP Server in Windows 2000
Installing DHCP Server in Windows 2000
The DHCP Console
Configuring a DHCP Server
Leases
Options
Summary
6. DHCP Clients
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Windows 9x
Windows for Workgroups
MS-DOS
Summary
7. Advanced DHCP
Superscopes
Delegating Administration
Using Netsh Commands for DHCP
Configuring Multihomed DHCP Servers
The DHCP Database
Supporting BOOTP Clients
Configuring Cisco Routers
Configuring Windows 2000 as a DHCP Relay Agent
Summary
8. Multicasting: Using MADCAP
Multicast Address Allocation
Summary
9. DHCP Failover: Using Clusters
Windows Clustering
Building a Windows 2000 Cluster
Summary
10. Integrating DHCP and DNS
Domain Name System
Windows 2000 DNS Server
Dynamic Update
Summary
11. Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP
Monitoring DHCP
Troubleshooting DHCP
Summary
12. What Lies Ahead: IPv6 and DHCPv6
IPv6
DHCP for IPv6
Summary
Appendix: DHCP Options
Index
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: Jun 13, 2001 Bernie Klinder, Editor - LabMice.net (bernie@labmice.net) from Cleveland, Ohio
A must have for Network Admins!!!
Everything you ever wanted to know about DHCP, but didn't know existed! This book is an excellent resource that goes far beyond what is usually covered in most Windows 2000 Networking books. It covers DHCP from the basics of TCP/IP and configuring DHCP Servers, to designing DHCP networks in routed and non routed environments, supernetting, configuring multihomed DHCP servers, integrating with Dymanic DNS, supporting BOOTP clients, configuring DHCP clusters, and even running DHCP with IPv6. If you manage the DHCP servers in your company's network, you'll get a lot from this book!
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