Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DHCP SERVER
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
This server is used to allocate the IP ADDRESS dynamically for the hosts connected to this server
PACKAGE REQUIRED : dhcp
yum list dhcp
IF THE RPM IS NOT INSTALLED THEN USING YUM TO INSTALL
yum install dhcp
STEP 1: Copy the sample file and rename it
cd /usr/share/doc/dhcp-3.0.1/
cp dhcpd.conf.sample /etc/dhcpd.conf
STEP 2: Edit the configuration file as follows
vi /etc/dhcpd.conf
option routers
option subnet-mask
option domain-name
option domain-name-servers
if we want to allocate IP dynamically then do the following:
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.200 192.168.0.225;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 43200;
if we want to specify a particular HOSTNAME should have to assign a same IP then do the following:
host station201 {
192.168.0.254;
255.255.255.0;
"linux.com";
192.168.0.254;
next-server station201.linux.com;
hardware ethernet 00:50:FC:2A:AB:9D;
fixed-address 192.168.0.201;
}
:wq!
STEP 3: To enable the services
service dhcpd start/restart/reload
chkconfig dhcpd on