Problems configuring DHCP in Fedora 5

Dear Friends,

I am trying to configure DHCP server on Fedora Core 5 .

I tried ,

1.i copied sample DHCP configuration file into /etc directory using
command

cp /usr/share/doc/dhcp-3.3/dhcpd.conf.sample /etc/dhcpd.conf

2.Created lease file by giving command,
touch /var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases

3.gave command,

/sbin/chkconfig dhcpd on

4.started dhcp by giving command
/sbin/service dhcpd start

Here , after pressing Enter it takes little time to process , and then
shows
Starting DHCP service [ FAILED]


what is wrong , pls help..

Regards,
-Ashish

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I am trying to configure DHCP server on Fedora Core 5 .
>
> I tried ,
>
> 1.i copied sample DHCP configuration file into /etc directory using
> command
>
> cp /usr/share/doc/dhcp-3.3/dhcpd.conf.sample /etc/dhcpd.conf

(1) Surely you would have to edit this file,
to give your own information ?

(2) Should that be dhcp-3.0.3 ?

--
Timothy Murphy
e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

ThankYou

Yes it is dhcp-3.0.3 ,
I try to edit it now.

Regads,
-Ashish
Timothy Murphy wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> > I am trying to configure DHCP server on Fedora Core 5 .
> >
> > I tried ,
> >
> > 1.i copied sample DHCP configuration file into /etc directory using
> > command
> >
> > cp /usr/share/doc/dhcp-3.3/dhcpd.conf.sample /etc/dhcpd.conf
>
> (1) Surely you would have to edit this file,
> to give your own information ?
>
> (2) Should that be dhcp-3.0.3 ?
>
> --
> Timothy Murphy
> e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
> tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

I do not understand what changes i have to make the dhcp service to
start.
I am just using my stand alone Linux Based PC.

Regards,
-Ashish
Timothy Murphy wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> > I am trying to configure DHCP server on Fedora Core 5 .
> >
> > I tried ,
> >
> > 1.i copied sample DHCP configuration file into /etc directory using
> > command
> >
> > cp /usr/share/doc/dhcp-3.3/dhcpd.conf.sample /etc/dhcpd.conf
>
> (1) Surely you would have to edit this file,
> to give your own information ?
>
> (2) Should that be dhcp-3.0.3 ?
>
> --
> Timothy Murphy
> e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
> tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

Can you show "dhcpd.conf" file??

<(E-Mail Removed)>
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>I do not understand what changes i have to make the dhcp service to
> start.
> I am just using my stand alone Linux Based PC.
>
> Regards,
> -Ashish
> Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>
>> > I am trying to configure DHCP server on Fedora Core 5 .
>> >
>> > I tried ,
>> >
>> > 1.i copied sample DHCP configuration file into /etc directory using
>> > command
>> >
>> > cp /usr/share/doc/dhcp-3.3/dhcpd.conf.sample /etc/dhcpd.conf
>>
>> (1) Surely you would have to edit this file,
>> to give your own information ?
>>
>> (2) Should that be dhcp-3.0.3 ?
>>
>> --
>> Timothy Murphy
>> e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
>> tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
>> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
>

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I do not understand what changes i have to make the dhcp service to
> start.
> I am just using my stand alone Linux Based PC.

I've given my /etc/dhcpd.conf below, for what it is worth.
I'm not quite sure why you want to run a dhcp server,
if you are only using one computer.
Maybe a dhcp-client would suffice for your needs.

---------------------------------------
[tim@alfred ~]$ cat /etc/dhcpd.conf
ddns-update-style interim;
ignore client-updates;

subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

authoritative;

# --- default gateway
option routers 192.168.1.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;

option nis-domain "murphy.ie";
option domain-name "murphy.ie";
option domain-name-servers 159.134.237.6,159.134.248.17;
# option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
# option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
# option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
# --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this
unless
# -- you understand Netbios very well
# option netbios-node-type 2;

range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.128 192.168.1.254;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 43200;

# we want william, martha and helen
host alfred {
hardware ethernet 00:40:F4:6E:07:A1;
fixed-address 192.168.1.1;
}

host blanche {
hardware ethernet 00:0E:A6:AF:0B:11;
fixed-address 192.168.1.7;
}

host med177072 {
hardware ethernet 00:14:220:E8:66;
fixed-address 192.168.1.9;
}

host med178239 {
hardware ethernet 00:0BB:08:F4:4C;
fixed-address 192.168.1.10;
}

}

subnet 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

authoritative;

# --- default gateway
option routers 192.168.3.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;

option nis-domain "murphy.ie";
option domain-name "murphy.ie";
option domain-name-servers 159.134.237.6,159.134.248.17;
# option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
# option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
# option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
# --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this
unless
# -- you understand Netbios very well
# option netbios-node-type 2;

range dynamic-bootp 192.168.3.128 192.168.3.254;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 43200;

host martha {
hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B7;
fixed-address 192.168.3.6;
}

host psp {
hardware ethernet 00:01:4A:86C:C7;
fixed-address 192.168.3.8;
}

host helen {
hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:3C:10:6E;
fixed-address 192.168.3.2;
}

host latitude {
hardware ethernet 00:14:A4:76:AD:93;
fixed-address 192.168.3.9;
}

# host dell {
# hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B6;
# fixed-address 192.168.3.10;
# }

host elizabeth {
hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B6;
fixed-address 192.168.3.11;
}

host blanche-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:0E:A6:B1:9D:01;
fixed-address 192.168.3.7;
}


}
---------------------------------------

--
Timothy Murphy
e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

I am a beginner, so for the sake of learning i am doing it.
I hjave one more PC, first i shall make my this PC as a server then
second one as a client.
After that shall conect two and get the IP address from server.But
server is ot starting ..
here is my dhcpd.conf file ,it is so simple....

ddns-update-style interim;
ignore client-updates;

subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

# --- default gateway
option routers 192.168.0.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;

option nis-domain "domain.org";
option domain-name "domain.org";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;

option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
# option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
# option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
# --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change
this unless
# -- you understand Netbios very well
# option netbios-node-type 2;

range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.128 192.168.0.254;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 43200;

# we want the nameserver to appear at a fixed address
host ns {
next-server marvin.redhat.com;
hardware ethernet 12:34:56:78:AB:CD;
fixed-address 207.175.42.254;
}
}
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:



>
> > I do not understand what changes i have to make the dhcp service to
> > start.
> > I am just using my stand alone Linux Based PC.
>
> I've given my /etc/dhcpd.conf below, for what it is worth.
> I'm not quite sure why you want to run a dhcp server,
> if you are only using one computer.
> Maybe a dhcp-client would suffice for your needs.
>
> ---------------------------------------
> [tim@alfred ~]$ cat /etc/dhcpd.conf
> ddns-update-style interim;
> ignore client-updates;
>
> subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>
> authoritative;
>
> # --- default gateway
> option routers 192.168.1.1;
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
>
> option nis-domain "murphy.ie";
> option domain-name "murphy.ie";
> option domain-name-servers 159.134.237.6,159.134.248.17;
> # option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
> # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this
> unless
> # -- you understand Netbios very well
> # option netbios-node-type 2;
>
> range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.128 192.168.1.254;
> default-lease-time 21600;
> max-lease-time 43200;
>
> # we want william, martha and helen
> host alfred {
> hardware ethernet 00:40:F4:6E:07:A1;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.1;
> }
>
> host blanche {
> hardware ethernet 00:0E:A6:AF:0B:11;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.7;
> }
>
> host med177072 {
> hardware ethernet 00:14:220:E8:66;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.9;
> }
>
> host med178239 {
> hardware ethernet 00:0BB:08:F4:4C;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.10;
> }
>
> }
>
> subnet 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>
> authoritative;
>
> # --- default gateway
> option routers 192.168.3.1;
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
>
> option nis-domain "murphy.ie";
> option domain-name "murphy.ie";
> option domain-name-servers 159.134.237.6,159.134.248.17;
> # option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
> # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this
> unless
> # -- you understand Netbios very well
> # option netbios-node-type 2;
>
> range dynamic-bootp 192.168.3.128 192.168.3.254;
> default-lease-time 21600;
> max-lease-time 43200;
>
> host martha {
> hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B7;
> fixed-address 192.168.3.6;
> }
>
> host psp {
> hardware ethernet 00:01:4A:86C:C7;
> fixed-address 192.168.3.8;
> }
>
> host helen {
> hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:3C:10:6E;
> fixed-address 192.168.3.2;
> }
>
> host latitude {
> hardware ethernet 00:14:A4:76:AD:93;
> fixed-address 192.168.3.9;
> }
>
> # host dell {
> # hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B6;
> # fixed-address 192.168.3.10;
> # }
>
> host elizabeth {
> hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B6;
> fixed-address 192.168.3.11;
> }
>
> host blanche-wifi {
> hardware ethernet 00:0E:A6:B1:9D:01;
> fixed-address 192.168.3.7;
> }
>
>
> }
> ---------------------------------------
>
> --
> Timothy Murphy
> e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
> tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

I feel editing dhcpd.conf comes later, first dhcp service should start,

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I am a beginner, so for the sake of learning i am doing it.
> I hjave one more PC, first i shall make my this PC as a server then
> second one as a client.
> After that shall conect two and get the IP address from server.But
> server is ot starting ..
> here is my dhcpd.conf file ,it is so simple....
>
> ddns-update-style interim;
> ignore client-updates;
>
> subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>
> # --- default gateway
> option routers 192.168.0.1;
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
>
> option nis-domain "domain.org";
> option domain-name "domain.org";
> option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
>
> option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
> # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change
> this unless
> # -- you understand Netbios very well
> # option netbios-node-type 2;
>
> range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.128 192.168.0.254;
> default-lease-time 21600;
> max-lease-time 43200;
>
> # we want the nameserver to appear at a fixed address
> host ns {
> next-server marvin.redhat.com;
> hardware ethernet 12:34:56:78:AB:CD;
> fixed-address 207.175.42.254;
> }
> }
> > (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>
>
> >
> > > I do not understand what changes i have to make the dhcp service to
> > > start.
> > > I am just using my stand alone Linux Based PC.
> >
> > I've given my /etc/dhcpd.conf below, for what it is worth.
> > I'm not quite sure why you want to run a dhcp server,
> > if you are only using one computer.
> > Maybe a dhcp-client would suffice for your needs.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------
> > [tim@alfred ~]$ cat /etc/dhcpd.conf
> > ddns-update-style interim;
> > ignore client-updates;
> >
> > subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> >
> > authoritative;
> >
> > # --- default gateway
> > option routers 192.168.1.1;
> > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> >
> > option nis-domain "murphy.ie";
> > option domain-name "murphy.ie";
> > option domain-name-servers 159.134.237.6,159.134.248.17;
> > # option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
> > # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
> > # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> > # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this
> > unless
> > # -- you understand Netbios very well
> > # option netbios-node-type 2;
> >
> > range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.128 192.168.1.254;
> > default-lease-time 21600;
> > max-lease-time 43200;
> >
> > # we want william, martha and helen
> > host alfred {
> > hardware ethernet 00:40:F4:6E:07:A1;
> > fixed-address 192.168.1.1;
> > }
> >
> > host blanche {
> > hardware ethernet 00:0E:A6:AF:0B:11;
> > fixed-address 192.168.1.7;
> > }
> >
> > host med177072 {
> > hardware ethernet 00:14:220:E8:66;
> > fixed-address 192.168.1.9;
> > }
> >
> > host med178239 {
> > hardware ethernet 00:0BB:08:F4:4C;
> > fixed-address 192.168.1.10;
> > }
> >
> > }
> >
> > subnet 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> >
> > authoritative;
> >
> > # --- default gateway
> > option routers 192.168.3.1;
> > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> >
> > option nis-domain "murphy.ie";
> > option domain-name "murphy.ie";
> > option domain-name-servers 159.134.237.6,159.134.248.17;
> > # option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
> > # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
> > # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> > # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this
> > unless
> > # -- you understand Netbios very well
> > # option netbios-node-type 2;
> >
> > range dynamic-bootp 192.168.3.128 192.168.3.254;
> > default-lease-time 21600;
> > max-lease-time 43200;
> >
> > host martha {
> > hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B7;
> > fixed-address 192.168.3.6;
> > }
> >
> > host psp {
> > hardware ethernet 00:01:4A:86C:C7;
> > fixed-address 192.168.3.8;
> > }
> >
> > host helen {
> > hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:3C:10:6E;
> > fixed-address 192.168.3.2;
> > }
> >
> > host latitude {
> > hardware ethernet 00:14:A4:76:AD:93;
> > fixed-address 192.168.3.9;
> > }
> >
> > # host dell {
> > # hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B6;
> > # fixed-address 192.168.3.10;
> > # }
> >
> > host elizabeth {
> > hardware ethernet 00:02:2D:1D:43:B6;
> > fixed-address 192.168.3.11;
> > }
> >
> > host blanche-wifi {
> > hardware ethernet 00:0E:A6:B1:9D:01;
> > fixed-address 192.168.3.7;
> > }
> >
> >
> > }
> > ---------------------------------------
> >
> > --
> > Timothy Murphy
> > e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
> > tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
> > s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I am a beginner, so for the sake of learning i am doing it.
> I hjave one more PC, first i shall make my this PC as a server then
> second one as a client.
> After that shall conect two and get the IP address from server.But
> server is ot starting ..
> here is my dhcpd.conf file ,it is so simple....
>
> ddns-update-style interim;
> ignore client-updates;
>
> subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>
> # --- default gateway
> option routers 192.168.0.1;
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
>
> option nis-domain "domain.org";
> option domain-name "domain.org";
> option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
>
> option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
> # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change
> this unless
> # -- you understand Netbios very well
> # option netbios-node-type 2;
>
> range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.128 192.168.0.254;
> default-lease-time 21600;
> max-lease-time 43200;
>
> # we want the nameserver to appear at a fixed address
> host ns {
> next-server marvin.redhat.com;
> hardware ethernet 12:34:56:78:AB:CD;
> fixed-address 207.175.42.254;
> }
> }

(1) What is your IP address, as given eg by ifconfig ?
(2) Do you actually have dhcpd ? What does "locate dhcpd" find ?
(3) What message do you get if you say "service dhcpd restart" (as root) ?

--
Timothy Murphy
e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

1. My IP address is 172.18.20.30

2.dhcpd is there is /sbin

3. on giving command service dhcpd start , i get following messages,

Shutting down dhcpd: [FAILED]
Starting dhcpd: [FAILED]

Thanks & Regards,
Ashish

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> > I am a beginner, so for the sake of learning i am doing it.
> > I hjave one more PC, first i shall make my this PC as a server then
> > second one as a client.
> > After that shall conect two and get the IP address from server.But
> > server is ot starting ..
> > here is my dhcpd.conf file ,it is so simple....
> >
> > ddns-update-style interim;
> > ignore client-updates;
> >
> > subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> >
> > # --- default gateway
> > option routers 192.168.0.1;
> > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> >
> > option nis-domain "domain.org";
> > option domain-name "domain.org";
> > option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> >
> > option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
> > # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
> > # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> > # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change
> > this unless
> > # -- you understand Netbios very well
> > # option netbios-node-type 2;
> >
> > range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.128 192.168.0.254;
> > default-lease-time 21600;
> > max-lease-time 43200;
> >
> > # we want the nameserver to appear at a fixed address
> > host ns {
> > next-server marvin.redhat.com;
> > hardware ethernet 12:34:56:78:AB:CD;
> > fixed-address 207.175.42.254;
> > }
> > }
>
> (1) What is your IP address, as given eg by ifconfig ?
> (2) Do you actually have dhcpd ? What does "locate dhcpd" find ?
> (3) What message do you get if you say "service dhcpd restart" (as root) ?
>
> --
> Timothy Murphy
> e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
> tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland