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gjhicks

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Posted: Dec. 05 2005,04:59

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.

cbagger01

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Posted: Dec. 05 2005,06:20

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.

gjhicks

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Posted: Dec. 06 2005,04:55

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.

cbagger01

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Posted: Dec. 06 2005,23:02

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.