Re: dhcp setup
Hi,
What was wrong with your command?
# apt-cache search dhcpd
will show that a dhcp server is available with the debian package:
dhcp
Therefore,
# apt-get install dhcp
should get you the daemon you need.
edit /etc/dhcpd.conf
to setup your ranges and such.
hth,
cheers,
Mike
Quoting John Griffiths <john@capmon.com>:
> hi all,
>
> I'm a little confused...
>
> I've run dhcp boxes (freesco and NAT'ing firewall routers) so I was
> expecting it to be a little easier under debian.
>
> I'm on a fixed IP network, but there are some free addresses I'd like to
> make available for guest boxes.
>
> I thought a dhcp server would be simple, and would just take the IP configs
> of the server, ask what addresses i wanted to make available and get on
> with handing out the leases.
>
> apt-cache search dhcpd
>
> gave me an array of software all with dizzying config options.
>
> Can anyone explain a simple way of perforing this simple task?
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