DHCP for Windows 2000

Neall Alcott has been designing, building, and managing networks for eight years, and is also an MCT who was been training students in the Delaware Valley for the past four years. He is a senior systems engineer for Visalign LLC, a professional services firm specializing in web solutions, web infrastructure, and managed services for enterprise-wide clients in the pharmaceutical, financial services, power/utility, entertainment/media, emerging technology/growth, and state and local government industries. In Neall's current role at Visalign as an e-business infrastructure architect, he plans and designs server architectures using Microsoft's .NET platform. Previously, Neall was responsible for overseeing the Intel platform infrastructure at one client's North American headquarters and at 16 remote sites across the United States.

Preface 1. TCP/IP Overview The TCP/IP Protocol Suite MAC Addresses IP Addressing DNS and Hostnames WINS and NetBIOS Names Summary 2. In The Beginning: RARP and BOOTP RARP What Is BOOTP? BOOTP Packet Structure The BOOTP Conversation Summary 3. Making Life Easier: DHCP Why DHCP? DHCP Packet Structure The DHCP Conversation The DHCP Relay Agent Summary 4. Designing a DHCP Infrastructure Who Needs DHCP? Creating an IP Addressing Plan Network Topology DHCP Client Needs Defining Scopes Fault Tolerance Putting It All Together: DHCP Strategies Summary 5. The DHCP Server Introduction to Windows 2000 DHCP Server in Windows 2000 Installing DHCP Server in Windows 2000 The DHCP Console Configuring a DHCP Server Leases Options Summary 6. DHCP Clients Windows 2000 Professional Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Windows 9x Windows for Workgroups MS-DOS Summary 7. Advanced DHCP Superscopes Delegating Administration Using Netsh Commands for DHCP Configuring Multihomed DHCP Servers The DHCP Database Supporting BOOTP Clients Configuring Cisco Routers Configuring Windows 2000 as a DHCP Relay Agent Summary 8. Multicasting: Using MADCAP Multicast Address Allocation Summary 9. DHCP Failover: Using Clusters Windows Clustering Building a Windows 2000 Cluster Summary 10. Integrating DHCP and DNS Domain Name System Windows 2000 DNS Server Dynamic Update Summary 11. Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP Monitoring DHCP Troubleshooting DHCP Summary 12. What Lies Ahead: IPv6 and DHCPv6 IPv6 DHCP for IPv6 Summary Appendix: DHCP Options Index