Dnsmasq : Configure DHCP Server2026/04/24

	Enable integrated DHCP feature on Dnsmasq and Configure DHCP Server.
[1]	Configure Dnsmasq.

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/dnsmasq.conf

# line 168 : add : range of IP address to lease and term of lease
dhcp-range=10.0.0.200,10.0.0.250,12h

# line 345 : add : define default gateway
dhcp-option=option:router,10.0.0.1

# line 354 : add : define NTP, DNS, server and subnetmask
dhcp-option=option:ntp-server,10.0.0.10
dhcp-option=option:dns-server,10.0.0.10
dhcp-option=option:netmask,255.255.255.0

root@dlp:~#

systemctl restart dnsmasq

[2]	If UFW is enabled, allow DHCP service. DHCP server uses [67/UDP].

root@dlp:~#

ufw allow bootps

Rule added
Rule added (v6)

[3]	That's OK. Configure DHCP client on any client computer and verify it works normally.

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