03-07-2019
Hi ekorgur and welcome to the forum.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
ekorgur
Our dhcpd.conf file stays in /etc directory : /etc/dhcpd.conf
In some server I could see the directory used is /etc/dhcp/ : /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
Do you have any idea who dhcpd service does not use it's conf file?
Perhaps that depends on the type of DHCP-server software you use. It seems the best, IMHO, to look at its man page or other accompanying documentation to resolve that. Actually i have - in various environments - seen both
/etc/dhcpd.conf and
/etc/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf. If the documentation is unclear about this (i doubt that, but who knows?) you can create
/etc/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf as a symlink to
/etc/dhcpd.conf and have it both ways.
2 additional thoughts that might or might not be relevant for your problem:
For DHCP to work properly routers in between the server and the client have to be able to work as a "bootp-relay-agent" because the
DHCPrequest packets by which the client asks for an IP-address are broadcasts without a source-IP (obviously). See RFC 1533 or its successor RFC2132 "DHCP Options and bootp Vendor Extensions" or RFC1534 "Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP". If the two servers are in different subnets this might affect the operation, if they are in the same subnet then this point is moot, of course.
DHCP (as well as bootp, of which DHCP is a superset) allows to base client configuration on MAC-addresses so that a certain client always gets the same config. It is also possible to configure the server so that it ignores all requests not coming from a defined set of such addresses. This might also be a reason why your new system are being ignored.
I hope this helps.
bakunin
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dhcp(5) Standards, Environments, and Macros dhcp(5)
NAME
dhcp - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DESCRIPTION
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enables host systems in a TCP/IP network to be configured automatically for the network as they
boot. DHCP uses a client/server mechanism: servers store configuration information for clients, and provide that information upon a
client's request. The information can include the client's IP address and information about network services available to the client.
This manual page provides a brief summary of the Solaris DHCP implementation.
Solaris DHCP Client
The Solaris DHCP client is implemented as background daemon, dhcpagent(1M). This daemon is started automatically during bootup if there
exists at least one dhcp.interface file in /etc. Only interfaces with a corresponding /etc/dhcp.interface file are automatically configured
during boot. Network parameters needed for system configuration during bootup are extracted from the information recieved by the daemon
through the use of the dhcpinfo(1) command. The daemon's default behavior can be altered by changing the tunables in the /etc/default/dhc-
pagent file. The daemon is controlled by the ifconfig(1M) utility. Check the status of the daemon using the netstat(1M) and ifconfig(1M)
commands.
Solaris DHCP Server
The Solaris DHCP server is implemented as a background daemon, in.dhcpd(1M). This daemon can deliver network configuration information to
either BOOTP or DHCP clients. The Solaris DHCP service can be managed using the dhcpmgr(1M) GUI or the command line utilities dhcpcon-
fig(1M), dhtadm(1M), and pntadm(1M).
DHCP Configuration Tables
The Solaris DHCP server stores client configuration information in the following two types of tables:
dhcptab tables Contain macros and options (also known as symbols), used to construct a package of configuration information to
send to each DHCP client. There exists only one dhcptab for the DHCP service. The dhcptab(4) can be viewed and mod-
ified using the dhtadm(1M) command or dhcpmgr(1M) graphical utility. See dhcptab(4) for more information about the
syntax of dhcptab records. See dhcp_inittab(4) for more information about the DHCP options and symbols.
DHCP network tables DHCP network tables, which contain mappings of client IDs to IP addresses and parameters associated with those
addresses. Network tables are named with the IP address of the network, and can be created, viewed, and modified
using the pntadm command or dhcpmgr graphical utility. See dhcp_network(4) for more information about network
tables.
SEE ALSO
dhcpinfo(1), dhcpagent(1M), dhcpconfig(1M), dhcpmgr(1M), dhtadm(1M), ifconfig(1M), in.dhcpd(1M), netstat(1M), pntadm(1M), syslog(3C),
dhcp_network(4), dhcptab(4), dhcpsvc.conf(4), dhcp_inittab(4), dhcp_modules(5)
Solaris DHCP Service Developer's Guide
Alexander, S., and R. Droms. RFC 2132, DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions. Silicon Graphics, Inc. Bucknell University. March 1997.
Droms, R. RFC 1534, Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP. Bucknell University. October 1993.
Droms, R. RFC 2131, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Bucknell University. March 1997.
Wimer, W. RFC 1542, Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol. Carnegie Mellon University. October 1993.
SunOS 5.10 13 Mar 2001 dhcp(5)