Configuring DHCP Server in RHEL7/ Cent OS 7

DHCP – Dynamic host configuration protocol

We are going to configure DHCP Server in RHEL7

It’s a network protocol used to assign IP’s to the client dynamically over the network.

DHCP Workflow:

Required Package installation:

#yum install dhcp

Now we should assign a insterface in DHCPDARGS in /etc/sysconfig/dhcpd

 [root@localhost ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/dhcpd
 
  DHCPDARGS=enp0s3

After installing package it will create one empty configuration file /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf  and we have one sample configuration file under /usr/share/doc/dhcp-4.2.15/dhcpd.conf.exmaple.

So as first, append the content from example file to original file using cat command.

[root@localhost ~]# cat /usr/share/doc/dhcp-4.2.5/dhcpd.conf.example >> /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf

Open the configuration file to configure DHCP Server:

First will give basic configuration which will be common for your network.

[root@localhost ~]# vi /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf


Make the below entries 

 option domain-name "lbcdomain.com";
 option domain-name-servers server.lbcdomain.com;
 default-lease-time 600;
 max-lease-time 7200;
 authoritative;
 log-facility local7;



Now make subnet details in same configuration file.

subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
 option routers 192.168.1.254;
 option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
 option domain-search "lbcdomain.com";
 option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
 option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
 range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.100;
}

Optional(To reserve IP for a dhcp client machine) :

If you wan to assign a static IP to a client using DHCP service, use the below command.

host station1 {
 option host-name "node11.lbcdomain.com";
 hardware ethernet 00:12:2A:2B:3C:AB;
 fixed-address 192.168.1.100;
}

Restart the dhcp service now to complete the DHCP server configuration.

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl restart dhcp
To check dhcp we should login in client machine which is in same network physically and edit the interface configuration file to make dhcp ip assigned.
#vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
 change the entry for BOOTPROTO as dhcp

DEVICE=eth0

BOOTPROTO=dhcp

TYPE=Ethernet

ONBOOT=yes
 
Save and quit.
 
Now restart the network service.
 #service network restart
 
now check for the ip and it should be assigned in between 192. 168.1.50 to 192.168.1.254
  
DHCP Configuration has been done.
Do practice well. All the best.

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