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DHCP

This document provides instructions for setting up a DHCP server on CentOS 6.5 to automatically assign IP addresses to clients on the network. It involves installing the DHCP package, configuring the DHCP daemon to run on a specific network interface, copying and editing the DHCP configuration file to define IP address ranges, domain settings, and a fixed address for one client by MAC address. Finally, the DHCP service is started and configured to start at boot, and client systems are configured to obtain IP addresses automatically via DHCP.

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DHCP

This document provides instructions for setting up a DHCP server on CentOS 6.5 to automatically assign IP addresses to clients on the network. It involves installing the DHCP package, configuring the DHCP daemon to run on a specific network interface, copying and editing the DHCP configuration file to define IP address ranges, domain settings, and a fixed address for one client by MAC address. Finally, the DHCP service is started and configured to start at boot, and client systems are configured to obtain IP addresses automatically via DHCP.

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Setup DHCP Server On CentOS 6.

5
DHCP Server is used to distribute IP addresses to the clients in your
network. DHCP stands for Dynamic HostConfiguration Protocol. It
reduces the work burden to a system admin if he have to assign IP
addresses manually to more than 100+ systems.

Installation
To install DHCP server on CentOS 6.5, enter the following command:
Step1: yum install dhcp -y

Step2: First, we have to assign which interface you want your DHCP
server to run on. Let us assigned on interface eth0.
To do that, follow the below command.
vi /etc/sysconfig/dhcpd
# Command line options here
DHCPDARGS=eth0 ## Assign the network interface
Save and close the file.

Step3: copy the sample dhcp configuration file to /etc/dhcp/


directory.
cp /usr/share/doc/dhcp-4.1.1/dhcpd.conf.sample/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf

Step4: Editthe dhcpd.conf file,


vi /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
Make the changes as shown below.

Set the domain name and domain-name servers:


[...]

# option definitions common to all supported networks...


option domain-name "linux.com";
option domain-name-servers int.linux.com
[...]
If this DHCP server is the official DHCP server for the local network,
you should uncomment the following line:
[...]
authoritative;
[...]
Define the sunbet, range of ip addresses, domain and domain name
servers like below:
[...]
# A slightly different configuration for an internal subnet.
subnet 192.168.0.0netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.0.5 192.168.0.10;
option domain-name-servers int.linux.com;
option domain-name "linux.com";
#option routers ;
#option broadcast-address ;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;

}
[...]
If you want to assign a fixed IP address to your client, you should
enter its MAC id and the IP address in the following directive. For
example, I want to assign a fixed IP address 192.168.0.6 to
linuxclient, hence I modified the following directive as shown below.
[...]
hostlinux-client {
hardwareethernet 00:22:64:4f:e9:3a;
fixed-address 192.168.0.6;
}
[...]
After making all the changes, save and close the file.

Step5: Now, start the dhcpd service and make it to start automatically
on every reboot.
servicedhcpd start
chkconfigdhcpd on

Step1: Client Configurations


Now, go to the client configuration network settings and change the IP
settings to Automatic (DHCP).
Restart the network or reboot the client system to get IP address
automatically from the DHCP server.
Now, you should see the IP address has been automatically assigned to
the clients from the DHCP server.

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