You will need dhcp3-server installed on Linux.
apt-get install dhcp3-server
The pool of your dhcp3-server can be configured in /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf file. You can read the examples described in the configuration file. If you do not wish to modify this configuration file you can create one your self.
touch /home/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf
chown dhcpd:dhcpd /home/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf
nano /home/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf
Write the following according to your needs:
ddns-update-style none;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
authoritative; #if the Linux dhcp server is the official server on your local network.
log-facility local7;
subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
option routers 192.168.1.1;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1; #If your router is also your dns server.
range 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.254;}
Save the file ctrl+x.
If you want to use your own log for dhcpd in /tmp/
touch /tmp/dhcpd.log
chown dhcpd:dhcpd /tmp/dhcpd.log
If you want to create and use your own created pid location instead of /var/run/dhcp3-server/:
mkdir -p /var/run/dhcpd
chown -R dhcpd:dhcpd /var/run/dhcpd
touch /var/lib/dhcp3/dhcpd.leases
This makes the sub directory dhcpd as well as the contents inside owned by owner dhcpd and group dhcpd.
To start dhcp3-server according to your way:
dhcp3 -f -cf /home/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf -lf /tmp/dhcpd.log -pf /var/run/dhcpd/pid eth0
-f : run as a process
-cf : location of the config file
-lf : location of the log file
-pf : location of the process id file
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