Networking :: DHCP Server?

Hi,

Have tried searching for "dhcp AND server AND setup" and a few other similar combinations but could not find the answer - so if I have missed it, please excuse me.

Am using DSL 2.0, have executed, as root, the following command:

/etc/init.d/dhcp3-server start

Got the following error message:

Starting DCP server: start-stop-daemon: stat /usr/sbin/dhcpd3: No such file or directory.

Any suggestions for how to get the DHCP server running?

regards,

Geoff.

I don't think that DSL has a DHCP

SERVER

in the livecd

It does have a DHCP

CLIENT

called "pump"

though.

Perhaps you can use apt-get or Synaptic to install one.

Hello,

Thanks for the reply.

Had a look at the installed packages, via 'dpkg -l'. Got an unusual result for the dhcp3-server. Output from 'dpkg -l' included:

ii dhcp3-common 3.0+3.0.1rc11-5 Common files used by all the dhcp3* packages.
rc dhcp3-server 3.0+3.0.1rc11-5 DHCP server for automatic IP address assignment

Where, I think< the 'rc' in front of dhcp3-server means: 'Remove' and 'Config-files'. That is, once was in the installation but has been partially removed.

So, tried to re-install dhcp3-server. Didn't work. So, tried to re-install dhcp3-server and dhcp3-common. Didn't work. The screen output is below:

Am keen to get my little house broadband server box to hand out the IP addresses, so would be most pleased to receive any suggestions.

Regards,

Geoff.

Can you remove it and then re-install it?

Also, there is the ability to "force" an install by using APT-GET. Search the Debian documentation for the exact syntax as I don't remember.

Last, but not least. you could download the *.deb file from the Debian packages website and then manually install via:

sudo su
dpkg -i name_of_file.deb

good Luck.

dpkg -i --force-all name_of_file.deb

Next Page...
original here.