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==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
DHCP server recommended for embedded usage is ''dnsmasq''. If you have a recent [OPOS6UL] BSP, then it is installed by default. Otherwise: | DHCP server recommended for embedded usage is ''dnsmasq''. If you have a recent [[OPOS6UL]] BSP, then it is installed by default. Otherwise: | ||
<pre class="host"> | <pre class="host"> | ||
$ make menuconfig | $ make menuconfig | ||
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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
* ''dnsmasq'' is automatically launch at system startup, when ''/etc/dnsmasq.conf'' configuration file exists. | * ''dnsmasq'' is automatically launch at system startup, when ''/etc/dnsmasq.conf'' configuration file exists. | ||
So take your favorite text editor and create ''/etc/dnsmasq.conf'' with following informations (adapt interface name & IP addresses to the network you want to setup): | So take your favorite text editor and create ''/etc/dnsmasq.conf'' with following informations (adapt interface name (here ''usb0'' & IP addresses to the network you want to setup): | ||
<pre class="apf"> | <pre class="apf"> | ||
interface=usb0 | interface=usb0 (wlan0 or uap0 for Wi-Fi AP) | ||
dhcp-range=192.168.10.10,192.168.10.20,12h | dhcp-range=192.168.10.10,192.168.10.20,12h | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 13 December 2017
This page will summarize the steps to install a DHCP server on your APF/OPOS. You might want that kind of server when, for example, your board is configured as a Wi-Fi access point or runs a webserver accessible from USB Network Gadget.
Installation
DHCP server recommended for embedded usage is dnsmasq. If you have a recent OPOS6UL BSP, then it is installed by default. Otherwise:
$ make menuconfig
...
Target packages --->
...
Networking applications --->
...
[*] dnsmasq
[*] tftp support
[*] dhcp support
[ ] DNSSEC support
[ ] IDN support
[ ] conntrack marking support
Usage
- dnsmasq is automatically launch at system startup, when /etc/dnsmasq.conf configuration file exists.
So take your favorite text editor and create /etc/dnsmasq.conf with following informations (adapt interface name (here usb0 & IP addresses to the network you want to setup):
interface=usb0 (wlan0 or uap0 for Wi-Fi AP) dhcp-range=192.168.10.10,192.168.10.20,12h
- then reboot your board and it should be up and running
