Specifying WINS, DNS, and the Domain Name
Besides providing IP addresses to DHCP clients, a DHCP server can also provide other
configuration parameters, such as the following:
¦ WINS servers
¦ DNS servers
¦ Domain name
To configure the DNS servers that the Security Appliance DHCP server provides in its
DHCPOFFER messages, you use the dhcpd dns command. The syntax for this command is
as follows:
dhcpd dns dns-server1 [dns-server2]
To configure the WINS servers that the Security Appliance DHCP server provides in its
DHCPOFFER messages, you use the dhcpd wins command. The syntax for this command is
as follows:
dhcpd wins wins-server1 [wins-server2]
Finally, you also can specify the domain name that will be provided to the DHCP clients
using the dhcpd domain command. The syntax for this command is as follows:
dhcpd domain domain_name