Hi Ganesh, Below is a detailed step by step process to to install DHCP on linux
How do I install a DHCP Server? For these examples we are using “eth0” and the following: IP address range: 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.200 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DNS Servers: 202.188.0.133, 202.188.1.5 Domains: tm.net.my Gateway Address: 192.168.0.1 1. Read How do I add Universe and Multiverse?<http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/system_administration_books/ubuntu_starter_guide/ch02.html#addinguniverse> 2. Install the dhcp3-server package with *Synaptic*(See How do I use Synaptic to install packages?<http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/system_administration_books/ubuntu_starter_guide/ch02.html#synaptic-usage>) Networking > dhcp3-server 3. sudo cp /etc/default/dhcp3-server /etc/default/dhcp3-server_backup sudo gedit /etc/default/dhcp3-server 4. Find this line ... INTERFACES="" 5. Replace with the following line INTERFACES="eth0" 6. Save the edited file (How do I install a DHCP Server?<http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/system_administration_books/ubuntu_starter_guide/ch07s04.html#dhcp3-server_installdhcpserver> ) 7. sudo cp /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf_backup sudo gedit /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf 8. Find this section ... # option definitions common to all supported networks... option domain-name "example.org"; option domain-name-servers ns1.example.org, ns2.example.org; default-lease-time 600; max-lease-time 7200; ... 9. Replace with the following lines # option definitions common to all supported networks... #option domain-name "example.org"; #option domain-name-servers ns1.example.org, ns2.example.org; #default-lease-time 600; #max-lease-time 7200; 10. Find this section ... # A slightly different configuration for an internal subnet. #subnet 10.5.5.0 netmask 255.255.255.224 { # range 10.5.5.26 10.5.5.30; # option domain-name-servers ns1.internal.example.org; # option domain-name "internal.example.org"; # option routers 10.5.5.1; # option broadcast-address 10.5.5.31; # default-lease-time 600; # max-lease-time 7200; #} ... 11. Replace with the following lines # A slightly different configuration for an internal subnet. subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.200; option domain-name-servers 202.188.0.133, 202.188.1.5; option domain-name "tm.net.my"; option routers 192.168.0.1; option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255; default-lease-time 600; max-lease-time 7200; } 12. Save the edited file (sample/dhcpd.conf_installdhcpserver<http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/system_administration_books/ubuntu_starter_guide/sample/dhcpd.conf_installdhcpserver> ) 13. sudo /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server restart Regards, Sandeep Mallya On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:28 AM, ganesh margabandhu <[email protected]>wrote: > I am a nubie on linux and networking in general. > > Need to install dhcp on a linux machine so i can get multiple workstations > to connect to it. I am told to start dhcp3-server but i cant find it > anywhere in the folders but synaptic has dhcp3-common and dhcp3-client > installed - is there something i am missing? > > Anyone can outline steps to do this right? > > -- Regards, Sandeep Mallya Secondary email contact: [email protected] Mob: +919880366871
