SMH Tutorials: How to Configure DHCP Server

Configure DHCP Server

Subnet and netmask should be 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0
Gateway Should be 192.168.0.254
DNS Sever Should be 192.168.0.254
Domain Name should be example.com
Range from 192.168.0.10-50

Configure dhcp server

In this example we will configure a dhcp server and will lease ip address to clients.

For this example we are using three systems one linux server one linux clients and one window clients.

dhcp rpm is required to configure dhcp server. check it if not found then install

Now check dhcpd service in system service it should be on

#setup
Select  System service
from list [*]dhcpd

To assign IP to dhcp server

DHCP server have a static a ip address. First configure the ip address 192.168.0.254 with netmask of 255.255.255.0 on server.

Run setup command form root user

 #setup

this will launch a new window select network configuration

now a new window will show you all available LAN card select your LAN card ( if you don't see any LAN card here mean you don't have install driver)

assign IP in this box and click ok

click on ok, quit and again quit to come back on root prompt.

restart the network service so new ip address can take place on LAN card

 #service network restart

main configuration file of dhcp server is dhcpd.conf. This file located on /etc directory. If this file is not present there or you have corrupted this file, then copy new file first, if ask for overwrite press y

now open /etc/dhcpd.conf

default entry in this file look like this

make these change in this file to configure dhcp server

remove this line # - - - default gateway
set option routers to 192.168.0.254
set option subnet-mask to 255.255.255.0
option nis domain to example.com
option domain-name to example.com
option domain-name-servers to 192.168.0.254
range dynamic-bootp to 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.50;

After change this file should look like this

excluding the above setting remaining all lines make it comment

Linux Client configuration

Client configuration is very easy and straightforward. All you need to do is set ip address to dynamic in the properties of lan card. In linux

#setup
select  network configuration from menu list
Select  lan card and enter on ok
Select  USE DHCP and enter on ok
Now click on  quit
and  quit to come back on root prompt

Now restart the network service to obtain ip from dhcp server

Window Client configuration

To configure windows system as dhcp clients open lan card properties and select tcp/ip and click on properties and setobtain ip address automatically