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DHCP Manager provides functions that are analogous to those available from:<p> 104 105 <ul> 106 107 <li><tt>dhcpconfig</tt> -- DHCP service 108 configuration utility</li> 109 <li><tt>dhtadm</tt> -- DHCP configuration table 110 management utility</li> 111 <li><tt>pntadm</tt> -- DHCP network table 112 management utility</li> 113 <li><tt>in.dhcpd</tt> -- DHCP server and BOOTP relay 114 daemon</li> 115 116 </ul> 117 118 <p>You can use DHCP Manager in place of, or in combination with, all command-line-based Solaris DHCP functions.<p> 119 120 DHCP Manager provides several benefits, compared with its command-line counterparts:<p> 121 122 <ul> 123 124 <li>A convenient, integrated "point-and-click" interface for the Solaris 125 DHCP server's most sophisticated functions.<p></li> 126 127 <li>A graphical view of the relationships between <tt>dhcptab</tt> macros and options, making it easier for 128 you to determine where to place option values for the most efficient 129 client configurations.<p></li> 130 131 <li>DHCP management wizards that guide you through tasks such as 132 configuring the DHCP server, configuring networks, and adding addresses.<p></li> 133 134 </ul> 135 136 Of course, the command-line utilities are still useful for creating shell scripts for batch-processing administrative tasks.<P> 137 138 <STRONG>Use DHCP Manager to</STRONG> 139 140 <UL> 141 <LI><a href="dhcp_relay_ref.html">Manage DHCP servers and BOOTP relay agents</a></LI> 142 <LI><a href="dhcp_net_wiz.html">Manage networks</a></LI> 143 <LI><a href="dhcp_addr_ref.html">Manage IP addresses</a></LI> 144 <LI><a href="dhcp_macro_ref.html">Manage DHCP macros</a></LI> 145 <LI><a href="dhcp_option_ref.html">Manage DHCP options</a></LI> 146 </UL> 147 148 <STRONG>For more information, see</STRONG> 149 150 <UL> 151 <LI><A HREF="dhcp_solaris_about.html">About Solaris DHCP</A></LI> 152 <LI><A HREF="dhcp_macros_about.html">About Macros and Options</A></LI> 153 <LI><A HREF="dhcp_main_menus.html">Menus</A></LI> 154 <LI><A HREF="dhcp_main_hlp.html">Getting Help</A></LI> 155 </UL> 156 <P> 157 158 <A HREF="#top"><small>return to top</small></A> 159 <P> </P> 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 <!-- Don't go past this line! --> 168 </td> 169 170 <!-- End topic block --> 171 172 </tr> 173 174 175 </table> 176 177 178 179 <!-- End topic table --> 180 181 </body> 182 </html>