Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 483)

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6 Enter the IP address of each NetInfo parent server, then click Save.
Click Use Defaults if you want to use the server’s default NetInfo settings.
Disabling Subnets Temporarily
You can temporarily shut down a subnet without losing all its settings.
To disable a subnet:
1 In Server Settings, click the Network tab.
2 Click DHCP/NetBoot and choose Configure DHCP.
3 Select a subnet address range and click Edit.
4 Deselect Enable DHCP in the General pane, then click Save.
Viewing DHCP and NetBoot Client Lists
The DHCP Clients window gives the following information for each client:
m The IP address served to the client. Declined addresses are listed with “Declined” in the
Time Left column.
m The number of days of lease time left, until the time is less than 24 hours; then the
number of hours and minutes.
m The DHCP client ID. This is usually, but not always, the same as the hardware address.
m The computer name.
m The hardware address.
The NetBoot client list shows the following information for each connected client computer:
m path to the startup disk image used by the client
m clients’ Ethernet address (from the TCP/IP control panel)
m system software version and type of computer
To view the DHCP or NetBoot client list:
1 In Server Settings, click the Network tab.
2 Click DHCP/NetBoot and choose View DHCP Clients or View NetBoot Clients.
3 Click Refresh to update the list.
Click any column heading to sort the list by different criteria.
Viewing DHCP Log Entries
If you’ve enabled logging for DHCP service, you can check the system log for DHCP errors.