Configuring Connectivity Options
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Default Gateway
- Use of gateways is optional. Gateways are used to interconnect
multiple networks (routing or delivering IP packets between them). The default
gateway is used for accessing the Internet or an intranet with multiple subnets. If no
gateway is specified, the thin client can only address other systems on the same
subnet. Enter the address of the router that connects the thin client to the Internet. The
address must exist on the same subnet as the thin client as defined by the IP address
and the subnet mask. If DHCP is used, the address can be supplied through DHCP.
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DHCP Vendor ID
- Shows the DHCP Vendor ID when the
Dynamically allocated
over DHCP/BOOTP
option is selected.
•
DHCP UserClass ID
- Shows the DHCP UserClass ID when the
Dynamically
allocated over DHCP/BOOTP
option is selected.
Use the following guidelines for the
Name Servers
tab:
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DNS Domain
and
DNS Servers
- Use of DNS is optional. DNS allows you to specify
remote systems by their host names rather than IP addresses. If a specific IP address
(instead of a name) is entered for a connection, it rather than DNS will be used to make
the connection. Enter the DNS Domain and the network address of an available DNS
Server. The function of the DNS Domain entry is to provide a default suffix to be used
in name resolution. The values for these two boxes may be supplied by a DHCP
server. If the DHCP server supplies these values, they will replace any locally
configured values. If the DHCP server does not supply these values, the locally
configured values will be used.
Tip
You may enter two DNS Server addresses, separated by a semicolon,
comma, or space. The first address is for the primary DNS server and the
second is for a backup DNS server.
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WINS Servers
- Use of WINS is optional. Enter the network address of an available
WINS name server. WINS allows you to specify remote systems by their host names
rather than IP addresses. If a specific IP address (instead of a name) is entered for a
connection, it rather than WINS will be used to make the connection. These entries can
be supplied through DHCP if DHCP is used. DNS and WINS provide essentially the
same function, name resolution. If both DNS and WINS are available, the thin client will
attempt to resolve the name using DNS first and then WINS.
Tip
You may enter two WINS Server addresses (primary and secondary),
separated by a semicolon, comma, or space.