How to Install and configure DHCP server on Linux
2 min readJun 6, 2019
In this article, we are going to see How to Install and configure the DHCP server on Linux.
DHCP, or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, enables an administrator to set up network settings on a central server for all customers. A DHCP configured client will send the request for an email to the DHCP server. A lease will then be issued by the DHCP server and assigned to that client. It is called this process as a DORA process. Let’s understand in brief the DORA process
How Does DHCP Work?
- It sends a DHCP DISCOVER packet to the DHCP server once a client device is booted and linked to a network.
- When the DHCP server gets the request packet from DHCP DISCOVER, it responds with a packet from the DHCP offer.
- Finally, after the DHCP server receives the DHCP REQUEST packet from the client, it sends the DHCP ACK packet showing that the client is now permitted to use the IP address assigned to it.
Originally published at Cloud2Help on June 6, 2019.
