SETTING NON-DEFAULT SERVER OPTIONS

If you select to configure non-default server options during the dhcpconfig configuration process, you will be offered additional questions, as shown here. In addition to other configuration parameters, you can choose to enable the BOOTP compatibility mode here:

###     DHCP server option setup        ### 

Would you like to specify nondefault server options (Y/[N]):y 
How long (in seconds) should the DHCP server keep outstanding OFFERs? [10]: 
How often (in minutes) should the DHCP server rescan the dhcptab? [Never]:10 
Do you want to enable BOOTP compatibility mode? (Y/[N]):y 
Do you want the server to allocate IP addresses to new BOOTP clients? ([Y]/N):

If you select BOOTP compatibility, the DHCP server will serve both ...

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