Table 17-1. LAN Parameters (continued)

Item

Description

 

 

Default Gateway

If the IP Address Source is set to DHCP, this field displays the

 

IP address of the default gateway obtained from DHCP.

 

If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the IP address of

 

the default gateway. The default is 192.168.0.1.

 

 

DNS Servers from

Select On to retrieve DNS server addresses from a DHCP

DHCP

service on the network. Select Off to specify the DNS server

 

addresses below.

 

 

DNS Server 1

If DNS Servers from DHCP is Off, enter the IP address of the

 

first DNS server.

 

 

DNS Server 2

If DNS Servers from DHCP is Off, enter the IP address of the

 

second DNS server.

 

 

IPv6 Settings

Enable or disable support for the IPv6 connection.

 

 

IP Address Source

Select between AutoConfig and Static. When AutoConfig is

 

selected, the IPv6 Address 1, Prefix Length, and Default

 

Gateway fields are obtained from DHCP.

 

When Static is selected, the IPv6 Address 1, Prefix Length,

 

and Default Gateway items become editable.

 

 

IPv6 Address 1

If the IP Address Source is set to AutoConfig, this field

 

displays the IP address obtained from DHCP.

 

If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the IP address

 

you want to assign to the iDRAC6.

 

 

Prefix Length

Configures the Prefix length of the IPv6 address. It can be a

 

value between 1 an 128, inclusive.

 

 

Default Gateway

If the IP Address Source is set to AutoConfig, this field

 

displays the IP address of the default gateway obtained from

 

DHCP.

 

If the IP Address Source is set to Static, enter the IP address of

 

the default gateway.

 

 

IPv6 Link-local

This is the non-editable IPv6 Link-local Address of the

Address

iDRAC6 network interface.

 

 

IPv6 Address 2

This is the non-editable IPv6 Address 2 of the iDRAC6

 

network interface.

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