The dhclient configuration file
The dhclient
configuration file in Linux is located at /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
. This file is used by the dhclient
program to configure the DHCP client settings on a Linux system.
The dhclient.conf
file contains various configuration options that control how the DHCP client interacts with the DHCP server. Some of the common configuration options that can be set in the dhclient.conf
file are as follows:
- Timeout values: The
dhclient.conf
file allows you to set the timeout values for various DHCP requests. You can set the timeout values forDHCPDISCOVER
,DHCPREQUEST
, andDHCPACK
messages. - Lease time: You can set the length of time that the DHCP client can use an assigned IP address.
- DNS servers: The
dhclient.conf
file allows you to specify the DNS servers that the DHCP client should use. - Hostname: You can set the hostname that the DHCP client should use when requesting an IP address.
- Client identifier: You can specify the client...