NOTE: Do not enter these SLP parameter until the DA is setup and functional or else the Workstations will waste time to try to find the DA, give up and then try to find a way to login as usual. (i.e. Don’t advertise services that are not setup yet)

SLP Directory Agent
Go to the Subnet object (called something like 10.10.100.0 (MY_SUBNET))
    Click on the Other DHCP Options tab
    Click Modify on the left, in Available DHCP Options and select Directory Agent Code 78
   This is used for the SLP Directory Agent.

    Click on Add >>
   On the right, in the Selected DHCP Options list, select Directory Agent Code 78
   Click on Add
   Enter the IP address of the DA
   Click on Multicast box (prevents clients from using multicast to find DA(see TID 2948026)
   Enter the scope that this DA will service Ok.

SLP Scope
Click on the Other DHCP Options tab and click Modify
   on the left, in the Available DHCP Options list, select Service Scope Code 79
   This is used for the name of the SLP Scope.
   Click on Add >>
   On the right, in the Selected DHCP Options list, select Service Scope Code 79
   Click on Add
   Enter the SLP Scope and click Ok.
   Click on the Save Icon

CMD Network number
If implementing Compatibility Mode add the following too.
Go to the Subnet object (called something like 10.10.100.0 (MY_SUBNET))
Click on the Other DHCP Options tab and click Modify on the left, in the Available DHCP Options list, select IPX      Network number Code 63-12
    This is used for the CMD Network number.
    Click on Add >>
    On the right, in Selected DHCP Options, select IPX Network number Code 63-12
    Enter the <IPX Network number> and click Ok.

Migration agents  
click Modify
        on the left, in the Available DHCP Options list, select Migration Agents Code 63-14
        This is used for the IP addresses of Migration agents.

    Click on Add >>
        On the right, in the Selected DHCP Options list, select Migration Agents Code 63-14
        Click Add and Enter the IP address of the Migration Agent
        Click Ok.

Click Ok.

(NOTE: The IPX Stale time is big time optional. Defaults are usually fine unless your networkchanges frequently and fast.)

click Modify
on the left, in the Available DHCP Options list, select IPX Stale time Code 63-13
This is used for the CMD server resolution stale time. A.k.a. Time between SLP refreshes.

Default is 10800 seconds (3 hours) range is 60 to 60000 seconds (Novell Appnote Sept 1998 -Migrating Add >>
On the right, in the Selected DHCP Options list, select IPX Stale time Code 63-13
Enter 10800 and click Ok.
Click on the Save Icon

(Note: The workstations will only get the new SLP info the next time they renew their IP address or on reboot)

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