Netware 5.x DNS-DHCP FAQ
by Denis St- Pierre

Contents

Disclaimer: .................................................................. 1

Required NDS rights for DNS/DHCP ..............................................
2

Upgrading DHCP server software .................................................
3
    Step by step how to upgrade ...............................................
3
    What you should see? .....................................................
3

Adding SLP parameters to the DHCP configuration ...................................
4
    Directory Agent .........................................................
4
    SLP Scope .............................................................
4
    CMD Network number ...................................................
4
    Migration agents ........................................................
4

How to setup the DNS server component ...........................................
5
    IN-ADDR.ARPA zones ...................................................
5
    What should you see? .....................................................
5
    How to Enable Dynamic DNS ..............................................
5

Tips and Troubleshooting .......................................................
6
    "Unauthorized" IP address assignments .......................................
6
    Lame delegation found (DNS) ..............................................
6
    Why don’t existing addresses leases get added to the DNS database? .................
6
    How to get a Status screen for the DHCPSRVR.NLM on the server console ...........
6
    How to see the DHCP Log file ..............................................
7
    How to locate an IP address if you know the Hostname ...........................
7
    How to lookup a MAC address .............................................
7
    The NDS Exporter Method ...............................................
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    How to extract the list of IP addresses assigned on the DHCP server ................
8
    NDS Exporter: Interpreting the results: ......................................
9
    How to install and run the DNS/DHCP Management Console ............ .. 9
    How to increase the Startup Speed of the DNS/DHCP Management Console......9
    How to delete an IP address from the DHCP server. ............................ 9
    How to create range of addresses to be excluded ...............................
10
    Known quirks of the DNSDHCP console. ...................................
10

Disclaimer:

This document assumes that you know what you are doing. For example 10.10.100.0 IP range,2BAD2000 IPX network number, MY_SUBNET, and Novell.com are used as EXAMPLES ONLY!  

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