I'm trying to install a DHCP Server (DHCPd) on my debian linux machine (kernel 2.4.22). My setup is a cable internet connection fed into one ethernet port (eth0) on my linux machine, a cross-cable from my second ethernet port (dummy0, called it this during linux installation i think) to a mac.
When I try to start the Server i get the following:
Code:
spony:/# dhcpd dummy0
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No subnet declaration for dummy0 (0.0.0.0).
Please write a subnet declaration in your dhcpd.conf file for the
network segment to which interface dummy0 is attached.
exiting.
But the wierd thing is, ifconfig says this:
Code:
dummy0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet addr:192.168.1.5 Bcast:192.168.254.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:61:4E:3F:63
inet addr:62.107.12.251 Bcast:62.107.31.255 Mask:255.255.224.0
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:12140 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:687 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:1048163 (1023.5 KiB) TX bytes:103222 (100.8 KiB)
Interrupt:11
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:56 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:56 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:3640 (3.5 KiB) TX bytes:3640 (3.5 KiB)
Which according to the documentation means that both dummy0 and eth0 are active and running. Also I think it's rather strange that the hardware address on dummy0 is: "HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00". Both these ethernet ports are integrated into the motherboard so they should have the same hardware address?
Here is how i have edited /etc/network/interfaces:
Code:
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installation
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
# Second network card - assign static ip to enable local dhcp server
auto dummy0
iface dummy0 inet static
address 192.168.1.5
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.254.255
gateway 192.168.254.255
Likewise here is my /etc/dhcpd.conf:
Code:
#
# Sample configuration file for ISC dhcpd for Debian
#
# $Id: dhcpd.conf,v 1.4.2.2 2002/07/10 03:50:33 peloy Exp $
#
# option definitions common to all supported networks...
option domain-name "spony.net";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
default-lease-time 36000;
max-lease-time 86400;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option routers 192.168.1.1;
subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.100;
}
subnet 192.168.36.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
deny booting;
}
These 2 files should be correct in my opinion, but i'm a newbie so maybe not. This might also be of interest, I see this in /var/log/syslog:
Code:
Dec 22 22:45:42 spony kernel: 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.26
Dec 22 22:45:42 spony kernel: eth0: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at 0xe0800000, 00:04:61:4e:3f:63, IRQ 11
Dec 22 22:45:42 spony kernel: eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139C'
But no mention of dummy0.
Thanks in advance guys, I've been google'ing all day with no succes.
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