1
Log in as root to the machine hosting the DHCP server.
2
Install the yast2-dhcp-server package.
3
Start YaST > Network Services > DHCP Server.
4
Complete the setup wizard for basic DHCP server setup.
5
Select Expert Settings and select Yes when warned about leaving the start-up dia-
log.
6
In the Congured Declarations dialog, select the subnet in which the new system
should be located and click Edit.
7
In the Subnet Conguration dialog select Add to add a new option to the subnet's
conguration.
8
Select filename and enter pxelinux.0 as the value.
9
Add another option (next-server) and set its value to the address of the TFTP
server.
10
Select OK and Finish to complete the DHCP server conguration.
To congure DHCP to provide a static IP address to a specic host, enter the Expert
Settings of the DHCP server conguration module (Step 5 (page 56)) and add a new
declaration of the host type. Add the options hardware and fixed-address to
this host declaration and provide the appropriate values.
2.3.1.2 Setting Up a DHCP Server Manually
All the DHCP server needs to do, apart from providing automatic address allocation to
your network clients, is to announce the IP address of the TFTP server and the le that
needs to be pulled in by the installation routines on the target machine.
1
Log in as root to the machine hosting the DHCP server.
2
Append the following lines to a subnet conguration of your DHCP server's con-
guration le located under /etc/dhcpd.conf:
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