Fedora Linux: Restart / Stop / Start DHCPD Server Command

I

am a new Fedora Linux version 18 system administrator. How do I restart dhcpd server using command line options in Fedora Linux server running on HP server hardware?

 

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol which allows individual devices on an IP network to get their own network configuration information such as follows from a DHCP server:

IP address

Subnetmask

Broadcast address

DNS server IP address

Default gateway IP address and more

The dhcp package includes the ISC DHCP service, server and relay agent.

Fedora start / stop / restart DHCPD (latest version)

Alert: You need Fedora Linux version 15 or above to use the following commands.

To restart dhcpd service, open a terminal or login using ssh and then type:

# systemctl restart dhcpd.service

 

To stop dhcpd service, type:

# systemctl stop dhcpd.service

 

To start dhcpd service, type:

# systemctl start dhcpd.service

Note: By default, the DHCPD service does not start at boot time. To configure the daemon to start automatically at boot time, type:

# systemctl enable dhcpd.service

Fedora start / stop / restart DHCPD (older version)

Alert: You need Fedora Linux version 14 or older to use the following commands. Also, commands are compatible with RHEL/CentOS Linux too.

To restart dhcpd service, open a terminal or login using ssh and then type:

# service dhcpd restart

 

To stop dhcpd service, type:

# service dhcpd stop

 

To start dhcpd service, type:

# service dhcpd start

Note: By default, the DHCPD service does not start at boot time. To configure the daemon to start automatically at boot time, type:

# chkconfig dhcpd on