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DHCP Manager provides functions that are analogous to those available from:<p> 104*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 105*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <ul> 106*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 107*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <li><tt>dhcpconfig</tt> -- DHCP service 108*0Sstevel@tonic-gate configuration utility</li> 109*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <li><tt>dhtadm</tt> -- DHCP configuration table 110*0Sstevel@tonic-gate management utility</li> 111*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <li><tt>pntadm</tt> -- DHCP network table 112*0Sstevel@tonic-gate management utility</li> 113*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <li><tt>in.dhcpd</tt> -- DHCP server and BOOTP relay 114*0Sstevel@tonic-gate daemon</li> 115*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 116*0Sstevel@tonic-gate </ul> 117*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 118*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<p>You can use DHCP Manager in place of, or in combination with, all command-line-based Solaris DHCP functions.<p> 119*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 120*0Sstevel@tonic-gateDHCP Manager provides several benefits, compared with its command-line counterparts:<p> 121*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 122*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <ul> 123*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 124*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <li>A convenient, integrated "point-and-click" interface for the Solaris 125*0Sstevel@tonic-gate DHCP server's most sophisticated functions.<p></li> 126*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 127*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <li>A graphical view of the relationships between <tt>dhcptab</tt> macros and options, making it easier for 128*0Sstevel@tonic-gate you to determine where to place option values for the most efficient 129*0Sstevel@tonic-gate client configurations.<p></li> 130*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 131*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <li>DHCP management wizards that guide you through tasks such as 132*0Sstevel@tonic-gate configuring the DHCP server, configuring networks, and adding addresses.<p></li> 133*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 134*0Sstevel@tonic-gate </ul> 135*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 136*0Sstevel@tonic-gateOf course, the command-line utilities are still useful for creating shell scripts for batch-processing administrative tasks.<P> 137*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 138*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<STRONG>Use DHCP Manager to</STRONG> 139*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 140*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<UL> 141*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><a href="dhcp_relay_ref.html">Manage DHCP servers and BOOTP relay agents</a></LI> 142*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><a href="dhcp_net_wiz.html">Manage networks</a></LI> 143*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><a href="dhcp_addr_ref.html">Manage IP addresses</a></LI> 144*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><a href="dhcp_macro_ref.html">Manage DHCP macros</a></LI> 145*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><a href="dhcp_option_ref.html">Manage DHCP options</a></LI> 146*0Sstevel@tonic-gate</UL> 147*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 148*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<STRONG>For more information, see</STRONG> 149*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 150*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<UL> 151*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><A HREF="dhcp_solaris_about.html">About Solaris DHCP</A></LI> 152*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><A HREF="dhcp_macros_about.html">About Macros and Options</A></LI> 153*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><A HREF="dhcp_main_menus.html">Menus</A></LI> 154*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<LI><A HREF="dhcp_main_hlp.html">Getting Help</A></LI> 155*0Sstevel@tonic-gate</UL> 156*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<P> 157*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 158*0Sstevel@tonic-gate <A HREF="#top"><small>return to top</small></A> 159*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<P> </P> 160*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 161*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 162*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 163*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 164*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 165*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 166*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 167*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<!-- Don't go past this line! --> 168*0Sstevel@tonic-gate </td> 169*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 170*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<!-- End topic block --> 171*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 172*0Sstevel@tonic-gate</tr> 173*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 174*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 175*0Sstevel@tonic-gate</table> 176*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 177*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 178*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 179*0Sstevel@tonic-gate<!-- End topic table --> 180*0Sstevel@tonic-gate 181*0Sstevel@tonic-gate</body> 182*0Sstevel@tonic-gate</html> 183