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BY SK · AUGUST 4, 2016

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protocol that assigns IP 

addresses automatically
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network. This reduces 
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manually assigning IP
addresses in a large 
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range (Scopes) in the
DHCP server, and
distribute them across
the network. The client
systems in the network
will automatically get
the IP address.
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DHCP server.

My DHCP Server:

OS – Ubuntu 16.04
LTS 64 bit
IP Address –
192.168.1.105/24
Hostname –
ubuntuserver.ostechnix.lan

Open Terminal and run

the following command
to install DHCP server:

sudo  apt­get 
install  isc­
dhcp­server

Install DHCP server in Ubuntu

DHCP server has been

installed. Now, let us go
further and configure it
to suit our needs.

Configure
DHCP
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server
The default
configuration file of
DHCP server
is  /etc/default/isc-
dhcp-server. We need
to edit and modify it as
per our requirements.

If you have more than

one Network interface
card in your DHCP
server, you need  to
mention on which
interface should the
DHCP server serve DHCP
requests.

As I have only one NIC in

my server, I assigned
‘enp0s3’ as the listening
interface. Here,  enp0s3
is network card’s name.

To do so, edit
/etc/default/isc-dhcp-
server  configuration
file:

sudo vi 
/etc/default/
isc­dhcp­
server

Assign the network

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[...] 
INTERFACES="e
np0s3"

If you have more than

one interfaces, mention
them with spaces, for
example “eth0 eth1”.

Save and close the file.

Then, edit dhcpd.conf

file,

sudo vi 
/etc/dhcp/dhc
pd.conf

Modify it as shown
below. Replace the
domain name with your
own values.

Enter the domain name

and domain-name-
servers:

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definitions 
common to all 
supported 
networks... 
 option 
domain­name 
"ostechnix.la
n"; 
 option 
domain­name­
servers 
ubuntuserver.
ostechnix.lan
; 
 
[...]

To make this server as

official DHCP for your
clients, find and
uncomment the
following line:

[...] 
authoritative
; 
[...]

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Scroll down little bit, and

define the subnet, IP
range, domain and
domain name servers
like below.

[...] 
# A slightly 
different 
configuration 
for an 
internal 
subnet. 
 subnet 
192.168.1.0 
netmask 
255.255.255.0 
{ 
 range 
192.168.1.20 
192.168.1.30; 
 option 
domain­name­
servers 
ubuntuserver.
ostechnix.lan
; 
 option 
domain­name 
"ostechnix.la
n"; 
 option 
routers 
192.168.1.1; 
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address 
192.168.1.255
; 
 default­
lease­time 
600; 
 max­lease­
time 7200; 
 } 
[...]

As you see in the above

configuration, I have
assigned IP range from
192.168.1.150 to
192.168.1.200. So, the
DHCP clients will get the
IP address from this
range. But, what if you
want assign a specific IP
(fixed IP address) to a
particular client? It’s easy
too. You can easily
assign a specific IP to a
client of your network
by adding the MAC id of
that client with fixed IP
address as shown below.

For example, let us say

we want
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192.168.1.160 to client
that has MAC
id  00:22:64:4f:e9:3a. To
find out the IP ann MAC
addresses, use ‘ifcon g’
command.

ifconfig

Sample output:

See the underlined

words. Those are the IP
and MAC addresses.

Assign the fixed IP and

MAC id of the client as
shown below.

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client { 
 hardware 
ethernet 
08:00:27:13:1
4:d5; 
 fixed­
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192.168.1.160
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Once you modified all

settings as per your
requirements, save and
close the file.

Now, restart dhcp

service:

sudo 
systemctl 
restart isc­
dhcp­server

Make sure you haven’t

left any unused entries
in the dhcpd.conf file. If
there is any unused or
unnecessary lines, just
comment them out.
Otherwise, DHCP service
will not start.

Let us check if our DHCP

service has been started
or not using command:

sudo 
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status  isc­
dhcp­server

Sample output:

As you see in the above

screenshot, DHCP server
is running!

To start or stop DHCP

service, use the
following commands:

sudo 
systemctl 
start  isc­
dhcp­server

sudo 
systemctl 
stop  isc­
dhcp­server

At this stage, you will

have a working DHCP
server. The server side
configuration part is
over. Let’s go ahead and

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configure the DHCP

clients.

Configure
DHCP
Clients
For the purpose of this
tutorial, I will be using
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
desktop as my DHCP
client.

My DHCP client:

OS – Ubuntu 16.04
LTS desktop
IP Address – DHCP
enabled

Open Network
Connections either from
Unity dash or Menu.

In the Network
connections window,
Select your Ethernet
card and click Edit.

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Click IPv4 Settings, and

select “Automatic
(DHCP)” option. Finally
click Save.

Now, restart your client

system, and check the IP
address of your client
system.

ifconfig

Sample output:

You will see a new IP

address from IP range,
which we defined in the
DHCP server, is assigned
to your client system.

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As you see in the above

screenshot, My Ubuntu
16.04 LTS desktop
system, which has MAC
id 08:00:27:13:14:d5, has
been assigned with a
fixed IP address
(192.168.1.160) from
the DHCP server.
Remember we have
mentioned these values
in dhcpd.conf file of our
DHCP server.

Congratulations! DHCP
server is working!!

Also read –  How to

monitor DHCP server
usage

That’s all for now. I will

be here soon with
another article. Until
then, stay tuned with
OSTechNix.

Cheers!

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