Hi Simon, The same config works fine for me. I use default-lease-time 3000; max-lease-time 3000; What is the version of dhcp you are using? -- picsfoo my travel-log : http://picsfoo.blogspot.com/ On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Simon Slater <pyevet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > G'day all, > I'm just starting to get to know dhcp and have got stuck very early on > with the dhcp parser rejecting dhcpd.conf as shown below: > > Feb 17 16:46:36 dell dhcpd: /etc/dhcpd.conf line 4: expecting a > parameter or declaration > Feb 17 16:46:36 dell dhcpd: default-lease-time 600; > Feb 17 16:46:36 dell dhcpd: ^ > > The dhcpd.conf file is very basic to begin with: > > [root@dell network-scripts]# cat /etc/dhcpd.conf > #Sample /etc/dhcpd.conf > # (add your comments here) > ddns-update-style none; > default-lease-time 600; > max-lease-time 7200; > #option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; > #option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255; > option routers 192.168.1.254; > #option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2; > #option domain-name "mydomain.org"; > authoritative; > subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > range 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.199; > } > [root@dell network-scripts]# > > All the examples I can find have a similar line for default lease time > (line 4 here), but the parser seems to want more. There is nothing > after the ";" so what do I need? > > -- > Regards, > Simon Slater > Registered Linux User #463789. Be counted at: http://counter.li.org/ > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines