Hi guys,
I've been successfully running a DHCP server on my SuSE 9.3 box for the past few months. It was really painless to set up through YAST. Problem is, as of yesterday afternoon, I was unable to startup the daemon.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the necessary packages, but it still wont start. Nothing has changed in my DHCP settings in YAST.
When I try to start the server, I get a message that says
"Error occured while restarting DHCP daemon."
Does anybody have any idea how I could troubleshoot this one?
Thanks
Unable to start DHCP server on SuSE 9.3
Can't remember on Suse - try www.suseforums.net and check the networking section there.
Edit: what happens when you try dhcpcd eth0 ? Also, check the /etc/dhcpd.conf settings
Edit: what happens when you try dhcpcd eth0 ? Also, check the /etc/dhcpd.conf settings
I am trying to start it on eth0.....the problem persists.
Heres a dumb question : How do I start it on the command line? I am trying to do it through YAST. Thats how I've always done it....I guess YAST makes one lazy..
Thanks for the link......I will check it out...
*edit* - VERY nice link Thrall ... thanks a lot. Have'nt found a solution to my problem yet, but still scratching around.....Thank again..
Heres a dumb question : How do I start it on the command line? I am trying to do it through YAST. Thats how I've always done it....I guess YAST makes one lazy..
Thanks for the link......I will check it out...
*edit* - VERY nice link Thrall ... thanks a lot. Have'nt found a solution to my problem yet, but still scratching around.....Thank again..
Thrall - to answer the question in your edit.... I get the ff when I try to start it up from the commandline.
"/etc/dhcpd.conf line 11: < (60) : expecting IP address of hostname
option domain-name-servers <
Confiuration file errors encountered -- exiting"
I checked up line 11 in dhcpd.conf and it is the ff
option domain-name-servers <dynamic>:"
The funny thing is I dont have a DNS running on my box!
"/etc/dhcpd.conf line 11: < (60) : expecting IP address of hostname
option domain-name-servers <
Confiuration file errors encountered -- exiting"
I checked up line 11 in dhcpd.conf and it is the ff
option domain-name-servers <dynamic>:"
The funny thing is I dont have a DNS running on my box!
Aha! I got it working again!
Thrall - you put me on the right track. When I edited my /etc/dhcpd.conf file, I noticed that there was a comment that said "conf file created by firestarter". Now, firestarter is the GUI I use for IP Tables, and it also has DHCP settings which I dont use BTW. So, I just renamed the original dhcpd.conf file to dhcpd.bak and created a new conf file via YAST. This resolved the issue and I'm able to start the server again.
Thanks for your help...
Thrall - you put me on the right track. When I edited my /etc/dhcpd.conf file, I noticed that there was a comment that said "conf file created by firestarter". Now, firestarter is the GUI I use for IP Tables, and it also has DHCP settings which I dont use BTW. So, I just renamed the original dhcpd.conf file to dhcpd.bak and created a new conf file via YAST. This resolved the issue and I'm able to start the server again.
Thanks for your help...
