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84 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
Figure 6-24. DHCP Server Properties
•
DHCP Server Status
— Indicates if the DHCP server is enabled. The possible field values are:
–
Enable
— Enables the DHCP server.
–
Disable
— Disables the DHCP server. This is the default value.
•
DHCP Ping
— Indicates if the DHCP server is set to ping the offered IP address before responding to
a client request, to ensure that the address is not in use. The possible field values are:
–
Enable
— Enables ping on the DHCP server.
–
Disable
— Disables ping on the DHCP server.
•
DHCP Ping Retries
— Optionally specifies the number of pings that are sent before an IP address can
be assigned to a requesting client. The range is 1 to 10 and the default value is two.
–
Use Default
— Reverts to the default Ping Retries setting (2 retries).
•
DHCP Ping Timeout
— Optionally specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) the DHCP server
waits for a ping reply before it stops attempting to reach a pool address, prior to assigning this address
to a requesting client. timeout is 500 milliseconds.
–
Use Default
— Reverts to the default Ping Timeout (500 milliseconds).
Enabling the DHCP Server
1
Open the
DHCP Server Properties
page.
2
Select
Enable
in the
DHCP Server Status
field.
3
Optionally, select
Enable
in the
DHCP Ping
field to enable ping globally.
4
Define the number of ping retries in the
DHCP Ping Retries
field, or click
Use Default
to select the
default number of two retries.