cat /var/log/messages | grep -i dhcpd On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Charlie Niehaus <cnieh...@altamont.k12.il.us> wrote: > I am restarting the server with > Shutdown -r now > When I make any changes. > Is there a command line command I can issue to just restart the DHCP server? > > Looking at the log files is a good idea. What log file should I look at? > (Remember - 4th grader here - where is it, and what is the name?) > > Thanks again for all the help so far. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Hackney > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 2:38 PM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding. > > Also, take a peek at the log files. If it's a problem with the > daemon/permission issues/out of IP Addresses, then your answer will be > there. > > Id's till be curious to see if the DHCP discovery messages are getting > to the server and what the server is doing in response..... > > > On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 1:53 PM, K Lesko <kle...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Opps read your post over again and it looks like you addressed the range >> issue. Are you restarting the DHCP service after you make changes to the >> config file? >> >> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 1:26 PM, K Lesko <kle...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Have you checked to see if any other processes may have crashed on the >>> box? >>> From terminal run: >>> ps aux|grep defunct >>> to see any processes that may have crashed. >>> If nothing shows up as defunct and your logs aren't showing errors I > think >>> Eric may have the right ideal about a bad NIC. >>> I am definitely no expert but on your DHCP.CONF file you have: >>> subnet 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 #GREEN >>> { >>> range 10.0.2.50 10.0.2.255; >>> option subnet-mask 255.255.0.0; >>> Does this range declaration limit the dynamic IPs to those between the >>> 10.0.2.50 and 10.0.2.255? So are you sure you have any IPs left to hand >>> out? >>> Hopefully someone more qualified can chime in on this . . . >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Abe Loveless > <li...@lovelesscentral.org> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> ?? You're not going to want a router managing dhcp are you? >>>> >>>> What do the system stats show you on the status pages, etc? I've always >>>> heard that too large of a DHCP Range can really suck the memory out of a >>>> box. Also, did you verify that you have plenty of disk space free? That >>>> should also be available on one of the status screens. >>>> >>>> Is your content filter also on this machine? Any problems with that? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 9/27/2010 12:47 PM, Charlie Niehaus wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks Abe. Now just tell me why the boxes can not assign the IP? >>>>> >>>>> Might be a moot point - looking to replace it with a router. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >>>>> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Abe Loveless >>>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 11:51 AM >>>>> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >>>>> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] IPCop - DHCP not responding. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 9/26/2010 11:59 PM, Charlie Niehaus wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The range of IP's is OK: I noticed that when I ran the Rogue DHCP >>>>>> checker >>>>>> program it ALWAYS picked up the HIGHEST IP in the range - even if I >>>>>> change >>>>>> the range and gave it MORE Ip's to hand out. >>>>> >>>>> It always does that. IPCop starts handing out the at the top. The SME >>>>> Server's used to start at the bottom. >>>>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> >>>>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> >>>>> >>>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > > -- > "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you > come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people > who have come alive." -Dr. Howard Thurman > > ****************************** > Aaron Keith Hackney > aa...@aaronkeithstudios.com > Cell 210.325.2196 > ****************************** > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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