LINUX DHCP Service
The LINUX DHCP Service is used to provide DHCP functionality on the sipXecs server.
Files of interest:
/etc/dhcpd.conf (DHCP server configuration file)
/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases (contains list of allocated dynamic IP addresses)
Commands of interest:
service dhcpd start (start the DHCP service)
chkconfig dhcpd on (ensure the DHCP service auto-starts on a reboot)
man dhcp-options (information on available DHCP options)
Generation of sipXecs DHCP files
The initial installation of sipXecs creates the dhcpd.conf file. This will allocate dynamic IP addresses across the whole sub-net range; if a smaller range of dynamic IP addresses is desired this file can be edited and changed.
GUI Configuration of DHCP
Webmin provides a comprehensive DHCP configuration system that eases DHCP administration.