Lesson23.IP Networks and Services

Lesson 23. IP Networks and Services

Time	This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete.
Goals	Configure Mac OS X to use IPv6 and IP over FireWire Configure DHCP and DNS in Mac OS X Identify network monitoring tools to check packet transfer from the client to other clients on the network Use ipconfig to find rogue DHCP servers Learn how xinetd and launchd work in Mac OS X Understand how Mac OS X implements single-link and multilink multihoming

In this lesson, you'll learn how to configure a Mac OS X computer to run in a managed network. We'll start with an overview of IP addressing basics and then cover advanced IP addressing topics, including IP over FireWire, IPv6, 6 to 4, and advanced Ethernet options. You'll also learn how the DHCP and IP services work in Mac OS X, how launchd and xinetd work to control access to services, and how Mac OS X implements multihoming.