Re: dhcp and dhcp(d) Woody
Hi!
Look at the man page for dhcpd. To get DNS using DHCP you have to set
the option
option domain-name-servers the.domain.name.server
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Sukanta
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From: "Jaye Inabnit ke6sls <ke6sls@cox.net>"
Date: Tue, 20 Aug, 2002 13:43 SGT
Subject: dhcp and dhcp(d) Woody
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> Greetings:
>
> I am a little puzzled about how to use dhcpd and dhcp. I have a small
> firewall/gateway connected to the net. This box uses dhcp to gain IPaddress
> and dns IP's. Basically, it just works on eth0.
>
> Next, I decided it would be really great if I could also have my little
> gateway issue IP's to guests on my LAN (to save time setting up networks) on
> eth1. I get old computers, and I like to install basic Debian stable on them
> and give them away. Now I have a new(er) laptop and I would like to set it
> up for dhcp too so I can use it at school and home.
>
> So I installed dhcpd (stable) and set it up after reading the man pages on my
> gateway box. I can get an IP on the guest machine, but no dns (I'm looking
> at /etc/resolv.conf).
>
> two questions are: am I even close to having a working dhcpd.conf &
> dhcp(default) on my gateway box?
> am I missing something obvious on the guest's /etc/network/interfaces file?
>
> I have a poor understanding of tcp/ip and networking in general. Any help is
> most welcome.
>
> tia
>
>
> $less /etc/dhcpd.conf from GATEWAY box
>
> # dhcpd.conf
> # Sample configuration file for ISC dhcpd
> # option definitions common to all supported networks...
>
> ##GOAL: provide max of 4 IP's to guest machines
> ##that don't conflict with static IP's already on LAN.
> ##Provide DNS the gateway box gets from its dhcp for IP/DNS from ISP.
>
> option domain-name "sd.cox.net";
> option domain-name-servers 68.6.16.30 , 68.2.16.30;
>
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> default-lease-time 600;
> max-lease-time 7200;
>
> subnet 192.168.10.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> range 192.168.10.11 192.168.10.14;
> option broadcast-address 192.168.10.255;
> option routers 192.168.10.1;
> }
>
>
> $less /etc/default/dhcp from GATEWAY box.
>
> # Defaults for dhcp initscript
> # sourced by /etc/init.d/dhcp
> # installed at /etc/default/dhcp by the maintainer scripts
>
> #
> # This is a POSIX shell fragment
> #
>
> # On what interfaces should the DHCP server (dhcpd) serve DHCP requests?
> # Separate multiple interfaces with spaces, e.g. "eth0 eth1".
> INTERFACES="eth1"
>
>
> $less /etc/network/interfaces on GUEST box
>
> # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
>
> - --
>
> Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls
> If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN.
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