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@@ -4378,20 +4378,15 @@ Dhcp4/subnet4 [] list (default)
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<para>
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The DHCPv4 protocol uses a "server identifier" for clients to be able
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to discriminate between several servers present on the same link: this
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- value is an IPv4 address of the server. When started for the first time,
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- the DHCPv4 server will choose one of its IPv4 addresses as its server-id,
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- and store the chosen value to a file. That file will be read by the server
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- and the contained value used whenever the server is subsequently started.
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+ value is an IPv4 address of the server. The server chooses the IPv4 address
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+ of the interface on which the message from the client (or relay) has been
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+ received. A single server instance will use multiple server identifiers
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+ if it is receiving queries on multiple interfaces.
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</para>
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<para>
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- It is unlikely that this parameter should ever need to be changed.
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- However, if such a need arises, stop the server, edit the file and restart
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- the server. (The file is named b10-dhcp4-serverid and by default is
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- stored in the "var" subdirectory of the directory in which BIND 10 is installed.
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- This can be changed when BIND 10 is built by using "--localstatedir"
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- on the "configure" command line.) The file is a text file that should
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- contain an IPv4 address. Spaces are ignored, and no extra characters are allowed
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- in this file.
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+ Currently there is no mechanism to override the default server identifiers
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+ by an administrator. In the future, the configuration mechanism will be used
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+ to specify the custom server identifier.
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</para>
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</section>
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