Multiple DHCP-Server instances

Having multiple DHCP-Servers running is very useful if you're dealing with VLAN's, Guest AP or any kind of separating networks from another. To give each Network a different configuration of IP-Addresses, Netmasks or any settings which are provided to the clients by the DHCP-Server.

 Medium

• UCI
• /etc/config/dhcp

Not available, yet

• Add DHCP instance

uci add dhcp dhcp
uci set dhcp.@dhcp[-1].interface=guest
uci set dhcp.@dhcp[-1].start=62
uci set dhcp.@dhcp[-1].limit=192
uci set dhcp.@dhcp[-1].leasetime=600h

Note: The option interface defines on which interface the dhcp-server is listening for dhcp-requests.

• Store changes

uci commit

• Apply changes

/etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart

The 'dhcp' options are stored in /etc/config/dhcp

• DHCP instance

config 'dhcp' 'guest'
        option 'interface' 'guest'
        option 'start' '62'
        option 'limit' '192'
        option 'leasetime' '600h'

Note: The option interface defines on which interface the dhcp-server is listening for dhcp-requests.

• Apply changes

/etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart

Not available, yet