How do I set up DHCP in Linux?

[ron.peterson at yellowbank.com (Ron Peterson)]

"Kevin M. Gleason" wrote:
> 
> I am running RH6.2 and have the Red Hat Linux Bible (for 6.1) in front
> of me...it only mentions that one might have it...the Bible don't cover
> it.


/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 should look like:

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes

The script /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup will actually start
dhcp.  It will look for one of either 'pump' or 'dhcpcd'.  I use pump. 
Just make sure you have the pump rpm installed (rpm -qa | grep pump).

Run '/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart' to restart the network.  Do 'tail
/var/log/messages' if you want to see what's going on.

-Ron-
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