DHCP for Windows 2000

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.

Preface;
Conventions Used in This Book;
How to Contact Us;
Acknowledgments;
Chapter 1: TCP/IP Overview;
1.1 The TCP/IP Protocol Suite;
1.2 MAC Addresses;
1.3 IP Addressing;
1.4 DNS and Hostnames;
1.5 WINS and NetBIOS Names;
1.6 Summary;
Chapter 2: In The Beginning: RARP and BOOTP;
2.1 RARP;
2.2 What Is BOOTP?;
2.3 BOOTP Packet Structure;
2.4 The BOOTP Conversation;
2.5 Summary;
Chapter 3: Making Life Easier: DHCP;
3.1 Why DHCP?;
3.2 DHCP Packet Structure;
3.3 The DHCP Conversation;
3.4 The DHCP Relay Agent;
3.5 Summary;
Chapter 4: Designing a DHCP Infrastructure;
4.1 Who Needs DHCP?;
4.2 Creating an IP Addressing Plan;
4.3 Network Topology;
4.4 DHCP Client Needs;
4.5 Defining Scopes;
4.6 Fault Tolerance;
4.7 Putting It All Together: DHCP Strategies;
4.8 Summary;
Chapter 5: The DHCP Server;
5.1 Introduction to Windows 2000;
5.2 DHCP Server in Windows 2000;
5.3 Installing DHCP Server in Windows 2000;
5.4 The DHCP Console;
5.5 Configuring a DHCP Server;
5.6 Leases;
5.7 Options;
5.8 Summary;
Chapter 6: DHCP Clients;
6.1 Windows 2000 Professional;
6.2 Windows NT Workstation 4.0;
6.3 Windows 9x;
6.4 Windows for Workgroups;
6.5 MS-DOS;
6.6 Summary;
Chapter 7: Advanced DHCP;
7.1 Superscopes;
7.2 Delegating Administration;
7.3 Using Netsh Commands for DHCP;
7.4 Configuring Multihomed DHCP Servers;
7.5 The DHCP Database;
7.6 Supporting BOOTP Clients;
7.7 Configuring Cisco Routers;
7.8 Configuring Windows 2000 as a DHCP Relay Agent;
7.9 Summary;
Chapter 8: Multicasting: Using MADCAP;
8.1 Multicast Address Allocation;
8.2 Summary;
Chapter 9: DHCP Failover: Using Clusters;
9.1 Windows Clustering;
9.2 Building a Windows 2000 Cluster;
9.3 Summary;
Chapter 10: Integrating DHCP and DNS;
10.1 Domain Name System;
10.2 Windows 2000 DNS Server;
10.3 Dynamic Update;
10.4 Summary;
Chapter 11: Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP;
11.1 Monitoring DHCP;
11.2 Troubleshooting DHCP;
11.3 Summary;
Chapter 12: What Lies Ahead: IPv6 and DHCPv6;
12.1 IPv6;
12.2 DHCP for IPv6;
12.3 Summary;
DHCP Options;
Colophon;