in.dhcpd — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server

Synopsis

/usr/lib/inet/in.dhcpd [-dnv][-h relay-hops] [-i interface,...]
  [-l Syslog-local-Facility][-b | automatic | manual]
  [-o DHCP-offer-Time-to-Live] [-t dhcptab-rescan-interval]

/usr/lib/inet/in.dhcpd [-dv][-h relay-hops][-i interface,...]
  [-l Syslog-local-Facility] -r IP-address | hostname,...

Description

The in.dhcpd daemon responds to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) requests and, optionally, to BOOTP protocol requests. The daemon forks a copy of itself that runs as a background process. It must be run as root. The daemon has two run modes.

  • DHCP server (with optional BOOTP compatibility mode). The first synopsis illustrates the options available in the DHCP/BOOTP server ...

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