Starting dhcpd

[Norm]

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 20:51:47 +0100
Steve Searle <steve at stevesearle.com> wrote:

> Around 07:52pm on Sunday, September 03, 2006 (UK time), Norm scrawled:
> 
> > I was not aware of this log file, my guess is the problem may be
> > contained in these lines.  The format of my number netmask
> > combination is correct.
> > Sep  3 11:46:34 linux dhcpd: For info, please visit
> > http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ 
> > Sep  3 11:46:34 linux
> > dhcpd: /etc/dhcpd.conf line 10: expecting key name. 
> > Sep  3 11:46:34 linux dhcpd:    key ; S
> > ep  3 11:46:34 linux dhcpd:         ^
> > Sep  3 11:46:34 linux dhcpd: /etc/dhcpd.conf line 13: subnet
> > 1pv4 numbers removed " netmask 255.255.255.0: bad subnet
> > number/mask combination.
> 
> OK, can you post your dhcpd.conf file as well - it seems that the
> problem is there.
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> 
I have made a change in my dhcp.conf file and I think I am past that
part now or at least the message log file does not indicate that as
part of the problem.  I still have to deal with the lines relating to
key.
my dhcp file is now (with the firewall I am behind it probably does
not matter that much if I left the network part of the address in the
IP address but feel it is best to remove them just in case)
# DHCP Server Configuration file.
# see /usr/share/doc/dhcp*/dhcpd.conf.sample
host bnb {
        fixed-address xxx.xxx.x.112;
        }
# Baird & Black
zone BnB. {
        primary xxx.xxx.x.112;
        key ;
        }
# Test
subnet xxx.xxx.x.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
        authoritative;
        range dynamic-bootp xxx.xxx.x.113 xxx.xxx.x.254;