DHCP SERVER CONFIGURATION RHEL 7
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network protocol used to dynamically assign IP addresses for computers attached to the network. => Default Port : 67 (UDP) => Configuration File : /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf => Install dhcp Service on the server #yum install dhcp* => Copy the example file data to the dhcpd.conf file #cp /usr/share/doc/dhcp-4.2.5/dhcpd.conf.example /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf => Now Edit configuration file : #vi /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf => Comment all the line except the following authoritative; => edit the following details : #A slightly different .................................., below this line content subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.200; (Range of the IP Address for Client Machine) option routers 192.168.0.1; (Router IP address) option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255; ( place your broadcast address here) default-lease-time 600; max-lease-time 7200; } Save and Exit => Go to Client ...