32.4. Adding and Editing Subnets

In the simplest DHCP server configuration, all you need is a single subnet entry to hand out IP addresses within particular range to clients on a single LAN. The server allows you to do much more than that, but for many networks this is all that is needed. Unless, of course, you want to assign fixed addresses to some hosts or have multiple IP networks on the same LAN.

To add a new subnet entry, follow these steps:

1.
On the module's main page, click on the Add a new subnet link in the Subnets and Shared Networks section. This will take you to the page shown in Figure 32.3.
Figure 32.3. The subnet creation form.
2.
In the Network address field, enter the address of your local LAN, such as 192.168.1.0. This must ...

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