Unit VIII: Setting up DHCP and NIS

DHCP stands for dynamic host configuration protocol. What it does is dynamically assign network settings from a server. In other words, instead of having to configure the parameters related to how our computer communicates with a network, it happens automatically.

Network Information Service (NIS) was created by Sun Microsystems as a way of managing information that is shared among a group of host computers on a network. Using NIS, computers can share a common set of user accounts, user groups, and TCP/IP host names, as well as other information.

In this “Setting up DHCP and NIS - Linux” you will learn about following topics:

Introduction to DHCP
Setting up DHCP Server
Starting The DHCP Server
Setting Up a DHCP Client
Opening Firewall for DHCP
Understanding Network Information Service (NIS)
Setting Up Red Hat Linux as an NIS Client
Defining An NIS Domain Name
Configuring NIS client Daemons
Checking that NIS is Working
Using NIS maps
Setting Up Red Hat Linux as a NIS Master Server
Creating NIS Maps
Choosing Files To Map
Choosing Mapping Options
Defining NIS Client Access
Configuring Access To Maps
Generating The NIS Map Database
Adding NIS Slave Servers
Configuring NIS Server Daemons
Setting Up Red Hat Linux as an NIS Slave Server

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