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DHCP

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Protocol

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Provider

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Introduction

The ApacheDS Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provider implements

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{link:RFC 2131|http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2131.html}

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and
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{link:RFC 2132|http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2132.html}{link}

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to

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pass

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configuration

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information

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to

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hosts

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on

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a

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TCP/IP

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network.

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The

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DHCP

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provider

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is

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implemented

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plugin

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into

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the

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ApacheDS

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network

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layer

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(MINA).

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As

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a

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plugin,

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DHCP

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leverages

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Apache

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MINA

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for

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front-end

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services

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and

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the

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Apache

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Directory

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read-optimized

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backing

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store

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via

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JNDI

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for

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a

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persistent

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store.

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The

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ApacheDS

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DHCP

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plugin,

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in

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conjunction

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with

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MINA

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and

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the

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Apache

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Directory

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store,

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provides

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an

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easy-to-use

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yet

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fully-featured

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dynamic

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configuration

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service.

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As

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implemented

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within

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the

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Apache

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Directory,

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DHCP

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will

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provide:

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  • DHCP

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  • service

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  • (RFC

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  • 2131,

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  • 2132)

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  • Vendor

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  • extensions

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  • (RFC

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  • 1497)

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  • Service

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  • Location

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  • Protocol

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  • (SLP)

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  • support

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  • (RFC

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  • 2608)

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  • Optional

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  • LDAP

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  • management

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  • UDP

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  • and

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  • TCP

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  • Support

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  • (MINA)

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  • Easy

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  • POJO

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  • embeddability

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  • for

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  • containers

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  • such

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  • as

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  • Geronimo,

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  • JBoss,

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  • and

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  • OSGi

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DHCP

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Notes
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    {link:Setting up DHCP and TFTP servers|http://www.linux.com/howtos/Clone-HOWTO/setting-up.shtml

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    {link:PXE using etherboot: HOWTO|http://204.182.52.180/fom-serve/cache/7.html

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    {link:How DHCP works|http://www.j51.com/~sshay/tcpip/dhcp/dhcp.htm}

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    {link:RFC 1533|http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1533.html}{link}

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  • -

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  • DHCP

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  • Options

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  • and

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  • BOOTP

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  • Vendor

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  • Extensions
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  • -

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  • Interoperation

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  • Between

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  • DHCP

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  • and

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  • BOOTP
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    {link:RFC 3118|http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3118.html}{link}

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  • -

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  • Authentication

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  • for

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  • DHCP

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  • Messages

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More

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Information

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For

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help

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with

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more

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advanced

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configurations,

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check

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out

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our

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Interoperability

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Guide

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