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--- dns:active_directory_dns [2024/01/23 10:15] – created bstafford
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-====== Active Directory DNS ======
+====== DHCPING ======
+Send a DHCP request to DHCP server to see if it's up and running
+[[https://linux.die.net/man/8/dhcping|dhcping man page]]
+  * -v Verbose, print some information.
+  * -i Use DHCPINFORM packets. (DHCPINFORM is used by client with Static IP that just wants the DHCP Options. i.e. configuration)
+  * -r Use DHCPREQUEST packets (default behaviour).
+  * -q Quiet, print nothing on the screen.
+  * -t maxwait Maximum time to wait for an answer from the server in seconds. Default is 3 seconds.
+  * -c <client-ip-address> Request this IP address. Note that this is also the IP address the answer will be sent to.
+  * -s <server-ip-address> Send the DHCP packet to this IP address.
+  * -h client-hardware-address Use this hardware-address in the DHCP request. It can be up to sixteen octets separated by colons (i.e. 01:02:03:04)
-[[https://petri.com/active_directory_srv_records/|Guide to Active Directory DNS]]