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{{Admon/note |ISC DHCP packages Overview | The version of DHCP server that comes with CentOS is maintained and distributed by the Internet Software Consortium (http://www.isc.org). The source package that you can download from ISC includes not only the DHCP server, but also a DHCP client and a DHCP relay agent. CentOS separates it into two RPM packages: the DHCP client package and the DHCP server package. The DHCP client package is installed by default by the workstation installation.}}
== Part 1: Installation of a DHCP==
# Perform this section in your '''centos3''' VM.
# It is advisable to perform a yum update on your host and all three of your VM's.
# It is also advisable that you properly backed up your VMs from lab7.<br>br>The version of DHCP server that comes with CentOS is maintained and distributed by the Internet Software Consortium (http://www.isc.org). The source package that you can download from ISC includes not only the DHCP server, but also a DHCP client and a DHCP relay agent. CentOS separates it into two RPM packages: the DHCP client package and the DHCP server package. The DHCP client package is installed by default by the workstation installation.<br><br>
# To check that you have <code>dhclient</code> installed, enter the command:
#:: <code>rpm -q dhclient</code>
<ol><li value="2"> If the package is not installed, you will get the message "package dhclient is not installed", otherwise, you will get the version information of the rpm package. Install the <code>dhclient</code> package if it was not installed.</li>
<li>Check to see if the dhcp server package is installed. If not - install it.</li>