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The wizard now assigns the selected IP address and associated
netmask to the device. On the basis of this IP address, the device then
determines the valid address pool for the DHCP assignment.
After a few seconds, all of the computers in the network will be
checked and are assigned a new IP address by the DHCP server as
required. The computers also receive additional parameters such as
the broadcast address, DNS server, default gateway, etc.
Manual configuration
If configuration using the
ELSA LANconfig
wizard is not for you, set the para-
meters for the DHCP server manually: in
ELSA LANconfig
in the 'TCP/IP' con-
figuration section on the 'DHCP' tab or in the
/Setup/DHCP-module
menu).
6.5
DNS
The domain name service (DNS) in TCP/IP networks provides the association
between computer names or network names (domains) and IP addresses.
This service is required for Internet communications, to return the correct IP
address for a request such as 'www.elsa.com' for example. However, it's also
useful to be able to clearly associate IP addresses to computer names within
a local network or in a LAN interconnection.
6.5.1
What does a DNS server do?
The names used in DNS server requests are made up of several parts: one
part consisting of the actual name of the host or service to be addressed;
another section specifies the domain. Specifying the domain is optional
within a local network. These names could thus be 'www.domain.com' or
'ftp.domain.com', for example.
If there is no DNS server in the local network, all locally unknown names will
be searched for using the DEFAULT route. By using a DNS server, it's possible
to immediately go to the correct remote station for all of the names with
known IP addresses. In principle, the DNS server can be a separate computer
in the network. However, the following reasons speak for locating the DNS
server directly in the
ELSA LANCOM Business
:
ELSA LANCOM Business
can automatically distribute IP addresses for
the computers in the local network when in DHCP server mode. In other
words, the DHCP server already knows the names and IP addresses of all
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