== Completing the Lab ==

=== Investigation 1: How do you install the DHCP Server. ===

# To check that you have <code>dhclient</code> installed, enter the command:

=== Investigation 2: What configuration options and directives need to be set in dhcpd.conf?===

=== Investigation 3: How do I configure dhcpd settings to be applied to all subnets?===

# Edit <code>/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf</code> and examine the top section of the file.

=== Investigation 4: How do I configure dhcpd to provide IP configuration to my virtual network?===

# Edit <code>/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf</code> for a second time, and add a new subnet delcaration for your virtual network

=== Investigation 5: How do I test my dhcpd service on my virtual network?===

# On a fedora3 terminal window make sure that the command <code>tail -f /var/log/messages</code> is running.

=== Investigation 6: Where does the dhcp server store a record of leased addresses?===

# If your fedora3 DHCP server successfully issued the proper IP address configuration values to fedora2, check the file called <code>/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases</code>

=== Investigation 7: How can I lease the same address every time? ===

{{Admon/note | Note! | Even though DHCP gives out IP address dynamically, it also has the ability to reserve an IP address for a certain computer. In this sense it's almost as if the client computer has a static IP even though it uses DHCP to get it. This is useful if you want to be able to put entries in your /etc/hosts file and not have to worry about the entry becoming invalid over time. In Linux we refer to this as supplying a fixed address to a host. Microsoft calls it a reservation.}}