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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: shuiend on 23 February 2003, 23:56

Title: linux router and dhcp server
Post by: shuiend on 23 February 2003, 23:56

ok i am setting up a server to use as a router/firewall/dhcp server for my home network. R ight now we use a linksys wireless router as our dhcp sever and such. I have the RH 7.3 bible and it explains howto do most things pretty well but i am having some problems. (I am using RH 8 for the server) Right now when i try to start my dhcp server it gives me crap about  range declarion not allowed here.
my dchpd.conf file is as follows

default-lease-time 720;
max-lease0time 999999;
option subnet-mask 255.0.0.0;
option broadcast-address 10.255.255.255;
option routers 10.0.0.1;
range 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.254;

could some one please explain to me what is wron witht that file and how to fix it.

Title: linux router and dhcp server
Post by: edisav on 24 February 2003, 00:32

Dear wild_jester,

I don't know the answer to your question but instead of wasting a whole computer just for a DHCP/router, why don't you try Coyote Linux for a router-firewall?

That's what I use right now. All you need is an old PC with a floppy drive and 12MB of memory, and 2 NICs, of course. Then your Red Hat will do the serious stuff.

http://www.coyotelinux.com/ (http://www.coyotelinux.com/)

Good luck!

Title: linux router and dhcp server
Post by: shuiend on 24 February 2003, 04:07

thanks for that sugestion. I will look into it. Except for the fact i dont got a floppy drive on the thing. I might need 1. I also want to learn howto do it all and probally expand to include a samba server and such so i dont know if that would work for it

Title: linux router and dhcp server
Post by: Master of Reality on 24 February 2003, 07:11

have you read the manual? "man dhcpd.conf"

Title: linux router and dhcp server
Post by: shuiend on 24 February 2003, 17:06

there isnt a manual for the config file. or atleast one that i found. Also the reason i am asking is because i copied it out of a book i have that has it in it. I figured the example would work.