The second in a three-part series on how to leverage Linux to get the most from your network, this tutorial shows how to set up a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server with Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) DHCP. Sample code and configuration files are provided throughout to aid understanding.
Prerequisites
This tutorial is best suited for readers with moderate UNIX or Linux familiarity and experience with basic IP networking concepts. The author used Fedora Core 1 as the Linux distribution, but other Linux distributions or UNIX variants, such as AIX, Solaris, or HP-UX, would also work for the setup described in the tutorial. The ISC software is free: you can get a precompiled version (via RPM, for example) from your Linux vendor's FTP mirror, or you can download the source from the Internet Systems Consortium.
System requirements
You'll need JavaScript enabled in your browser. The network described in this tutorial is intended to be small so that you can easily duplicate the examples on a home or lab network. (The author used a typical home broadband router with a built-in firewall.)
Duration
Under two hours
Formats
html, pdf
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