VMS Help TCPIP Services, DHCP  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), a superset of the
    Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), provides a centralized approach to
    the configuration and maintenance of IP address space. It allows
    the system manager to configure various clients on the network
    from a single location.

    DHCP allocates temporary or permanent IP addresses from an
    address pool to client hosts on the network. DHCP can also
    configure client parameters such as default gateway parameters,
    domain name server parameters, and subnet masks for each host
    running a DHCP client.

    Configuring and managing the DHCP server requires the following
    tasks:

    o  Configuring the server using TCPIP$CONFIG

    o  Setting up the NETMASKS file

    o  Defining a set of IP addresses as static, dynamic, or finite

    o  Specifying lease time

    o  Configuring default gateways and DNS domain names

    o  Using utility commands to modify DHCP databases