Novell CLIENT FOR LINUX 2.0 SP1 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

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28 Novell Client 2.0 SP1 for Linux Administration Guidenovdocx (en) 11 July 2008Because SLP makes the existence, location, and configuration of certain services known to allclients in the local network, the Novell Client for Linux can use the information distributed tosimplify login. For the Novell Client, having SLP set up allows users to see the trees, contexts, andservers available to them when they use the Novell Client for Linux Login screen. When they clickthe Browse button, a list of available trees, contexts, or servers appears and they can select theappropriate ones. For example, instead of remembering an IP address or DNS name for a server,users can select the server’s name from a list of available servers.SLP must be activated and set up on your Novell servers in order for the Novell Client to takeadvantage of it. For more information, see “SLP Services in the Network” in the SUSE LINUXEnterprise Server Installation and Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/sles_admin/data/cha_slp.html).SLP is not set up by default on Linux workstations. The Novell Client for Linux includes a NovellClient Configuration Wizard to simplify the process of configuring your SLP and other NovellClient configuration options. The Novell Client Configuration Wizard provides only basic SLPconfiguration because this is all that is required by the client. However, if other applications on yourworkstation require more advanced settings, you can modify the /etc/slp.conf file to setadvanced settings.For more information on advanced SLP configuration, see the OpenSLP Web site (http://www.openslp.org). In addition, the /usr/share/doc/packages/openslp directorycontains documentation on SLP, including a README.SuSE file containing the SUSE® Linuxdetails, several RFCs, and two introductory HTML documents (An Introduction to SLP andOpenSLP User’s Guide). RFC 2609 details the syntax of the service URLs used and RFC 2610details DHCP via SLP. Section 3.4.1, “Setting Up SLP,” on page 28 Section 3.4.2, “Troubleshooting SLP Configuration,” on page 29 Section 3.4.3, “Configuring SLP and the SUSE Firewall to Work with the Novell Client forLinux,” on page 293.4.1 Setting Up SLP1 Launch the Novell Client Configuration Wizard by using either of the following methods: Click > System Settings. In YaST, click Network Services > Novell Client.2 Select Service Location Protocol (OpenSLP), then click Start Wizard.3 Specify the following SLP information for your network: Scope List: Specify the scopes that a user agent (UA) or service agent (SA) is allowedwhen making requests or registering, or the scopes that a directory agent (DA) mustsupport. Directory Agent List: Specify the specific DAs that UA and SA agents must use. If thissetting is not used, dynamic DA discovery is used to determine which DAs to use. Broadcast Only: Select this option to use broadcasting instead of multicasting. Thissetting is not usually necessary because OpenSLP automatically uses broadcasting ifmulticasting is unavailable.