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conf FileHow to Get DHCP StartedDHCP Servers with Multiple NICsConfiguring Linux Clients to Use DHCPConfiguring Windows Clients to Use DHCPSimple DHCP TroubleshootingConclusion Normally if you have a cable modem or DSL, you get your home PC's IP a...

If you need a refresher, Chapter 6, "Installing RPM Software," covers how to do this in detail. When searching for the file, remember that the DHCP server RPM's filename usually starts with the word dhcp followed by a version number like t...

When DHCP starts, it reads the file /etc/dhcpd.conf. It uses the commands here to configure your network. The standard DHCP RPM package doesn't automatically install a /etc/dhcpd.conf file, but you can find a sample copy of dhcpd.conf in the followin...

To start DHCP: 1. Some older Fedora/Red Hat versions of the DHCP server will fail unless there is an existing dhcpd.leases file. Use the command touch/var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases to create the file if it does not exist: [root@bigboy tmp...

255.255.255. If your DHCP server has more than one interface, you have to add a route for this 255.255.255.255 address so that it knows the interface on which to send the reply; if not, it sends it to the default gateway. (In both of the next two ex...

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Fortunately, Windows defaults to using DHCP for all its NIC cards so you don't have to worry about doing any reconfiguration....

The most common problems with DHCP usually aren't related to the server; after the server is configured correctly there is no need to change any settings and it therefore runs reliably. The problems usually occur at the DHCP client's end for a variet...

In most home-based networks, a DHCP server isn't necessary because the DSL router/firewall usually has DHCP capabilities, but it is an interesting project to try. Just remember to make sure that the range of IP addresses issued by all DHCP servers on...