Activating DHCP on PIAF

[dbaddour]

Hi All,

I am trying to eliminate the amount of hardware that i have in the server Room. Been using a router as DHCP server for the phones and Asterisk. Not sure if it is possible to make the Asterisk/PBX box to do the same as DHCP server for phones instead of the router, and take that last one off the network. If that is possible, I know the Asterisk is build on Centos, i should use this OS for the DHCP? if so how can i access it to make this config? I only be able to toggle between the PBX and Asterisk command line.

Thank you

Dave

 

[mmb]

You can. I use my installs as the DHCP server for my voice vlan.

/etc/dhcpd.conf on the standard PAIF/CentOS install is the config file for DHCPD

 

[dswartz]

Hmmm, I am not sure about this. Are you proposing making your pbx a firewall and dhcp server and dns forwarder and all of that? It can be made to work, but I don't think it is a good idea. Especially since low-end routers are small and power-efficient, so you aren't really saving much.

 

[dbaddour]

Hi,

The system is not going to be as Firewall, as i have SME taking care of it. not about saving either, just i have a room that is almost full of hardware, and we are going on eliminate the most for Virtual servers.
My Idea has 2 usage first if i can use the system to provide the DHCP server, for the phone system that way i would not be using the router, as i have a regular router (not Business router) which only can support up to 20 reservation as most regular routers. I will have by the end of the summer somewhere aroud the 35 user on the phone. that is why i was asking about this idea. i think i can go without the DNS forwader as i can use the IP. (just a thought)

Thank you

 

[dswartz]

I guess I am missing something. You apparently have another box acting as a firewall? If so (it is SME?) why can't that be dhcp server, dns forwarder, etc? Only the cheapest, crappiest routers can't support more than 20 or so clients, that should never be an issue in any non-broken setup.

 

[wardmundy]

We covered activation of the DHCP Server in this Nerd Vittles article. You'll find it in the section entitled Installing DHCP 3.x Server.

 

[blanchae]

Or you can use the Webmin Gui, go to Servers - DHCP Server to configure and start it.. I believe that it is already installed. It is installed on my system running Asterisk 1.6 and Dahdi. Check if /usr/sbin/dhcpd is installed.