AutoDHCP

• Automating DHCP Server configuration with Bash
• Client Configuration is not mentioned here as it has to be done manually
• As of now you have to manually install the DHCP package with
  sudo apt install isc-dhcp-server
  

How to use?

• You can directly use the code or clone the repo

  bash AutoDHCPilot.sh

• It will ask for details to that to be filled out by user and configuration will be automated

  • Provide Domain Name
    
  • Provide Subnet (eg. 192.168.80.0)
    
  • Provide Option Routers (eg. 192.168.80.1)
    
  • Provide IP Pool with Starting and Ending IP address
    

• At the end it will show which IP has been assigned yet.

Output

Client Side

• First check the network interface of client machine (eg. ens33, eth0)
• Open the Interfaces file
  sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
  And enter the following details
  

  auto <interface-name>
  iface <interface-name>inet dhcp
  

• Once done restart the network or reboot the system
  systemctl restart networking
dhclient -4