Re: [Nolug] Configure DHCP on RH7.3

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Joey Kelly wrote:

> >You'll also need to have your conf file configured
> >correctly. If you need help with that let me know
> >I can send you mine. I'm doing the same thing as
> >you, so I have all the setup done already.
> >I actually copied my config from someone else.
> >It made it easier for me to figure out how to modify
> >it rather than looking at the examples that come
> >with dhcpd.
> >
> >BB
>
> You need to configure what is called "scope". You determine what range of IP
> addresses you want to be in the assignable pool. You're free to set static
> IPs that are outside of the scope.

In ISC dhcpd the assignable pool is called a range (that's the keyword in
dhcpd.conf). You can also statically assign DHCP addresses. What i would
do is ping sweep your network with nmap -sP, and assign static dhcp
entries for machines you want to have a static ip, like so:

host mybox {hardware ethernet 00:00:0a:b0:0d:d4;
                        fixed-address 192.168.2.2;}

So even if you set mybox to do dhcp, it'll always get 192.168.2.2. If you
have more than 2-3 machines, and you're always reinstalling and trying out
OS's, this comes in really handy.

ray

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Ray DeJean  				       	 http://www.r-a-y.org
Systems Engineer                    Southeastern Louisiana University
IBM Certified Specialist  	      AIX Administration, AIX Support
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