Im trying to set up a DHCP server on my linux box for a local lan.

Linux server is 192.168.0.1, subnet 255.255.255.0, gw 192.168.0.1 (not sure on the gw, if this will work)

I have the dhcpd.conf file set up to issue ip's from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254.

I only have one computer hooked into the switch that the linux box is hooked in to. When I go to the windows machine and have it try to get a n IP address, I can see that DHCPDISCOVER was sent, and DHCPOFFER was sent but I get no DHCPNAK or DHCPACK. It just tries and tries and tries.

I read somewhere you have to add a route, route add -host 255.255.255.255 dev eth0 on some systems to get it to work. I also tried this, and no change in results.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong or provide a solution? Thanks in advance!