Linux DHCP Server: Difference between revisions

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         broadcast 172.16.31.255
         broadcast 172.16.31.255


This is because the interface set for DHCP does have the subnet defined in a declaration statement in dhcp.conf. At the very least declare the subnet even if you do not plan on serving DHCP to that particular subnet.
This is because the interface set for DHCP does have the subnet defined in a declaration statement in dhcp.conf.
At the very least declare the subnet even if you do not plan on serving DHCP to that particular subnet.
  subnet 172.16.31.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
  subnet 172.16.31.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
  }
  }

Revision as of 20:11, 14 March 2015


Errors

interface name too long

dhcpd -t /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf

/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf: interface name too long (is 20)

dhcpd -t /etc/default/isc-dhcp-server

/etc/default/isc-dhcp-server: interface name too long (is 28)

tail -f /var/log/message

Mar 14 19:50:49 server dhcpd: No subnet declaration for eth1 (172.16.31.254).
Mar 14 19:50:49 server dhcpd: ** Ignoring requests on eth1.  If this is not what
Mar 14 19:50:49 server dhcpd:    you want, please write a subnet declaration
Mar 14 19:50:49 server dhcpd:    in your dhcpd.conf file for the network segment
Mar 14 19:50:49 server dhcpd:    to which interface eth1 is attached. **
Mar 14 19:50:49 server dhcpd: 
Mar 14 19:50:49 server dhcpd: 
Mar 14 19:50:49 server dhcpd: Not configured to listen on any interfaces!

cat /etc/network/interfaces

~
# To Router Interface
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
       address 172.16.31.254
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       network 172.16.31.0
       broadcast 172.16.31.255

This is because the interface set for DHCP does have the subnet defined in a declaration statement in dhcp.conf. At the very least declare the subnet even if you do not plan on serving DHCP to that particular subnet.

subnet 172.16.31.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
}