.. _dhcp-server: ########### DHCP Server ########### VyOS uses Kea DHCP server for both IPv4 and IPv6 address assignment. *********** IPv4 server *********** The network topology is declared by shared-network-name and the subnet declarations. The DHCP service can serve multiple shared networks, with each shared network having 1 or more subnets. Each subnet must be present on an interface. A range can be declared inside a subnet to define a pool of dynamic addresses. Multiple ranges can be defined and can contain holes. Static mappings can be set to assign "static" addresses to clients based on their MAC address. Configuration ============= .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server hostfile-update Create DNS record per client lease, by adding clients to /etc/hosts file. Entry will have format: `<shared-network-name>_<hostname>.<domain-name>` .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> option domain-name <domain-name> The domain-name parameter should be the domain name that will be appended to the client's hostname to form a fully-qualified domain-name (FQDN) (DHCP Option 015). This is the configuration parameter for the entire shared network definition. All subnets will inherit this configuration item if not specified locally. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> option domain-search <domain-name> The domain-name parameter should be the domain name used when completing DNS request where no full FQDN is passed. This option can be given multiple times if you need multiple search domains (DHCP Option 119). This is the configuration parameter for the entire shared network definition. All subnets will inherit this configuration item if not specified locally. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> option name-server <address> Inform client that the DNS server can be found at `<address>`. This is the configuration parameter for the entire shared network definition. All subnets will inherit this configuration item if not specified locally. Multiple DNS servers can be defined. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> option vendor-option <option-name> This configuration parameter lets you specify a vendor-option for the entire shared network definition. All subnets will inherit this configuration item if not specified locally. An example for Ubiquiti is shown below: **Example:** Pass address of Unifi controller at ``172.16.100.1`` to all clients of ``NET1`` .. code-block:: none set service dhcp-server shared-network-name 'NET1' option vendor-option ubiquiti '172.16.100.1' .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server listen-address <address> This configuration parameter lets the DHCP server to listen for DHCP requests sent to the specified address, it is only realistically useful for a server whose only clients are reached via unicasts, such as via DHCP relay agents. Individual Client Subnet ------------------------- .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> authoritative This says that this device is the only DHCP server for this network. If other devices are trying to offer DHCP leases, this machine will send 'DHCPNAK' to any device trying to request an IP address that is not valid for this network. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> subnet-id <id> This configuration parameter is required and must be unique to each subnet. It is required to map subnets to lease file entries. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> option default-router <address> This is a configuration parameter for the `<subnet>`, saying that as part of the response, tell the client that the default gateway can be reached at `<address>`. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> option name-server <address> This is a configuration parameter for the subnet, saying that as part of the response, tell the client that the DNS server can be found at `<address>`. Multiple DNS servers can be defined. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> lease <time> Assign the IP address to this machine for `<time>` seconds. The default value is 86400 seconds which corresponds to one day. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> range <n> start <address> Create DHCP address range with a range id of `<n>`. DHCP leases are taken from this pool. The pool starts at address `<address>`. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> range <n> stop <address> Create DHCP address range with a range id of `<n>`. DHCP leases are taken from this pool. The pool stops with address `<address>`. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> exclude <address> Always exclude this address from any defined range. This address will never be assigned by the DHCP server. This option can be specified multiple times. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> option domain-name <domain-name> The domain-name parameter should be the domain name that will be appended to the client's hostname to form a fully-qualified domain-name (FQDN) (DHCP Option 015). .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> option domain-search <domain-name> The domain-name parameter should be the domain name used when completing DNS request where no full FQDN is passed. This option can be given multiple times if you need multiple search domains (DHCP Option 119). .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> option vendor-option <option-name> This configuration parameter lets you specify a vendor-option for the subnet specified within the shared network definition. An example for Ubiquiti is shown below: **Example:** Create ``172.18.201.0/24`` as a subnet within ``NET1`` and pass address of Unifi controller at ``172.16.100.1`` to clients of that subnet. .. code-block:: none set service dhcp-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet '172.18.201.0/24' option vendor-option ubiquiti '172.16.100.1' High Availability ----------------- VyOS provides High Availability support for DHCP server. DHCP High Availability can act in two different modes: * **Active-active**: both DHCP servers will respond to DHCP requests. If ``mode`` is not defined, this is the default behavior. * **Active-passive**: only ``primary`` server will respond to DHCP requests. If this server goes offline, then ``secondary`` server will take place. DHCP High Availability must be configured explicitly by the following statements on both servers: .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server high-availability mode [active-active | active-passive] Define operation mode of High Availability feature. Default value if command is not specified is `active-active` .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server high-availability source-address <address> Local IP `<address>` used when communicating to the HA peer. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server high-availability remote <address> Remote peer IP `<address>` of the second DHCP server in this HA cluster. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server high-availability name <name> A generic `<name>` referencing this sync service. .. note:: `<name>` must be identical on both sides! .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server high-availability status <primary | secondary> The primary and secondary statements determines whether the server is primary or secondary. .. note:: In order for the primary and the secondary DHCP server to keep their lease tables in sync, they must be able to reach each other on TCP port 647. If you have firewall rules in effect, adjust them accordingly. .. hint:: The dialogue between HA partners is neither encrypted nor authenticated. Since most DHCP servers exist within an organisation's own secure Intranet, this would be an unnecessary overhead. However, if you have DHCP HA peers whose communications traverse insecure networks, then we recommend that you consider the use of VPN tunneling between them to ensure that the HA partnership is immune to disruption (accidental or otherwise) via third parties. Static mappings --------------- You can specify a static DHCP assignment on a per host basis. You will need the MAC address of the station and your desired IP address. The address must be inside the subnet definition but can be outside of the range statement. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> static-mapping <description> mac <address> Create a new DHCP static mapping named `<description>` which is valid for the host identified by its MAC `<address>`. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> static-mapping <description> duid <identifier> Create a new DHCP static mapping named `<description>` which is valid for the host identified by its DHCP unique identifier (DUID) `<identifier>`. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> static-mapping <description> ip-address <address> Static DHCP IP address assign to host identified by `<description>`. IP address must be inside the `<subnet>` which is defined but can be outside the dynamic range created with :cfgcmd:`set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> range <n>`. If no ip-address is specified, an IP from the dynamic pool is used. This is useful, for example, in combination with hostfile update. .. hint:: This is the equivalent of the host block in dhcpd.conf of isc-dhcpd. **Example:** * IP address ``192.168.1.100`` shall be statically mapped to client named ``client1`` .. code-block:: none set service dhcp-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 192.168.1.0/24 subnet-id 1 set service dhcp-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 192.168.1.0/24 static-mapping client1 ip-address 192.168.1.100 set service dhcp-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 192.168.1.0/24 static-mapping client1 mac aa:bb:11:22:33:00 The configuration will look as follows: .. code-block:: none show service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET1 subnet 192.168.1.0/24 { static-mapping client1 { ip-address 192.168.1.100 mac aa:bb:11:22:33:00 } subnet-id 1 } Options ======= .. list-table:: :header-rows: 1 :stub-columns: 0 :widths: 12 7 23 40 20 * - Setting name - Option number - ISC-DHCP Option name - Option description - Multi * - client-prefix-length - 1 - subnet-mask - Specifies the clients subnet mask as per RFC 950. If unset, subnet declaration is used. - N * - time-offset - 2 - time-offset - Offset of the client's subnet in seconds from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) - N * - default-router - 3 - routers - IPv4 address of router on the client's subnet - N * - time-server - 4 - time-servers - RFC 868 time server IPv4 address - Y * - name-server - 6 - domain-name-servers - DNS server IPv4 address - Y * - domain-name - 15 - domain-name - Client domain name - Y * - ip-forwarding - 19 - ip-forwarding - Enable IP forwarding on client - N * - ntp-server - 42 - ntp-servers - IP address of NTP server - Y * - wins-server - 44 - netbios-name-servers - NetBIOS over TCP/IP name server - Y * - server-identifier - 54 - dhcp-server-identifier - IP address for DHCP server identifier - N * - bootfile-server - siaddr - next-server - IPv4 address of next bootstrap server - N * - tftp-server-name - 66 - tftp-server-name - Name or IPv4 address of TFTP server - N * - bootfile-name - 67 - bootfile-name, filename - Bootstrap file name - N * - bootfile-size - 13 - boot-size - Boot image length in 512-octet blocks - N * - smtp-server - 69 - smtp-server - IP address of SMTP server - Y * - pop-server - 70 - pop-server - IP address of POP3 server - Y * - domain-search - 119 - domain-search - Client domain search - Y * - static-route - 121, 249 - rfc3442-static-route, windows-static-route - Classless static route - N * - wpad-url - 252 - wpad-url, wpad-url code 252 = text - Web Proxy Autodiscovery (WPAD) URL - N * - lease - - default-lease-time, max-lease-time - Lease timeout in seconds (default: 86400) - N * - range - - range - DHCP lease range - Y * - exclude - - - IP address to exclude from DHCP lease range - Y * - failover - - - DHCP failover parameters - * - static-mapping - - - Name of static mapping - Y Multi: can be specified multiple times. Example ======= Please see the :ref:`dhcp-dns-quick-start` configuration. .. _dhcp-server:v4_example_failover: High Availability ----------------- Configuration of a DHCP HA pair: * Setup DHCP HA for network 192.0.2.0/24 * Use active-active HA mode. * Default gateway and DNS server is at `192.0.2.254` * The primary DHCP server uses address `192.168.189.252` * The secondary DHCP server uses address `192.168.189.253` * DHCP range spans from `192.168.189.10` - `192.168.189.250` Common configuration, valid for both primary and secondary node. .. code-block:: none set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 option default-router '192.0.2.254' set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 option name-server '192.0.2.254' set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 option domain-name 'vyos.net' set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 start '192.0.2.10' set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 stop '192.0.2.250' set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 subnet-id '1' **Primary** .. code-block:: none set service dhcp-server high-availability mode 'active-active' set service dhcp-server high-availability source-address '192.168.189.252' set service dhcp-server high-availability name 'NET-VYOS' set service dhcp-server high-availability remote '192.168.189.253' set service dhcp-server high-availability status 'primary' **Secondary** .. code-block:: none set service dhcp-server high-availability mode 'active-active' set service dhcp-server high-availability source-address '192.168.189.253' set service dhcp-server high-availability name 'NET-VYOS' set service dhcp-server high-availability remote '192.168.189.252' set service dhcp-server high-availability status 'secondary' .. _dhcp-server:v4_example_raw: Operation Mode ============== .. opcmd:: show log dhcp server Show DHCP server daemon log file .. opcmd:: show log dhcp client Show logs from all DHCP client processes. .. opcmd:: show log dhcp client interface <interface> Show logs from specific `interface` DHCP client process. .. opcmd:: restart dhcp server Restart the DHCP server .. opcmd:: show dhcp server statistics Show the DHCP server statistics: .. code-block:: none vyos@vyos:~$ show dhcp server statistics Pool Size Leases Available Usage ----------- ------ -------- ----------- ------- dhcpexample 99 2 97 2% .. opcmd:: show dhcp server statistics pool <pool> Show the DHCP server statistics for the specified pool. .. opcmd:: show dhcp server leases Show statuses of all active leases: .. code-block:: none vyos@vyos:~$ show dhcp server leases IP Address MAC address State Lease start Lease expiration Remaining Pool Hostname Origin -------------- ----------------- ------- ------------------- ------------------- ----------- -------- ---------- -------- 192.168.11.134 00:50:79:66:68:09 active 2023/11/29 09:51:05 2023/11/29 10:21:05 0:24:10 LAN VPCS1 local 192.168.11.133 50:00:00:06:00:00 active 2023/11/29 09:51:38 2023/11/29 10:21:38 0:24:43 LAN VYOS-6 local 10.11.11.108 50:00:00:05:00:00 active 2023/11/29 09:51:43 2023/11/29 10:21:43 0:24:48 VIF-1001 VYOS5 local 192.168.11.135 00:50:79:66:68:07 active 2023/11/29 09:55:16 2023/11/29 09:59:16 0:02:21 remote vyos@vyos:~$ .. hint:: Static mappings aren't shown. To show all states, use ``show dhcp server leases state all``. .. opcmd:: show dhcp server leases origin [local | remote] Show statuses of all active leases granted by local (this server) or remote (failover server): .. code-block:: none vyos@vyos:~$ show dhcp server leases origin remote IP Address MAC address State Lease start Lease expiration Remaining Pool Hostname Origin -------------- ----------------- ------- ------------------- ------------------- ----------- -------- ---------- -------- 192.168.11.135 00:50:79:66:68:07 active 2023/11/29 09:55:16 2023/11/29 09:59:16 0:02:21 remote vyos@vyos:~$ .. opcmd:: show dhcp server leases pool <pool> Show only leases in the specified pool. .. code-block:: none vyos@vyos:~$ show dhcp server leases pool LAN IP Address MAC address State Lease start Lease expiration Remaining Pool Hostname Origin -------------- ----------------- ------- ------------------- ------------------- ----------- ------ ---------- -------- 192.168.11.134 00:50:79:66:68:09 active 2023/11/29 09:51:05 2023/11/29 10:21:05 0:23:55 LAN VPCS1 local 192.168.11.133 50:00:00:06:00:00 active 2023/11/29 09:51:38 2023/11/29 10:21:38 0:24:28 LAN VYOS-6 local vyos@vyos:~$ .. opcmd:: show dhcp server leases sort <key> Sort the output by the specified key. Possible keys: ip, hardware_address, state, start, end, remaining, pool, hostname (default = ip) .. opcmd:: show dhcp server leases state <state> Show only leases with the specified state. Possible states: all, active, free, expired, released, abandoned, reset, backup (default = active) *********** IPv6 server *********** VyOS also provides DHCPv6 server functionality which is described in this section. .. _dhcp-server:v6_config: Configuration ============= .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server preference <preference value> Clients receiving advertise messages from multiple servers choose the server with the highest preference value. The range for this value is ``0...255``. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <subnet> subnet-id <id> This configuration parameter is required and must be unique to each subnet. It is required to map subnets to lease file entries. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> lease-time {default | maximum | minimum} The default lease time for DHCPv6 leases is 24 hours. This can be changed by supplying a ``default-time``, ``maximum-time`` and ``minimum-time``. All values need to be supplied in seconds. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> option nis-domain <domain-name> A :abbr:`NIS (Network Information Service)` domain can be set to be used for DHCPv6 clients. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> option nisplus-domain <domain-name> The procedure to specify a :abbr:`NIS+ (Network Information Service Plus)` domain is similar to the NIS domain one: .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> option nis-server <address> Specify a NIS server address for DHCPv6 clients. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> option nisplus-server <address> Specify a NIS+ server address for DHCPv6 clients. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> option sip-server <address | fqdn> Specify a :abbr:`SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)` server by IPv6 address of Fully Qualified Domain Name for all DHCPv6 clients. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> option sntp-server-address <address> A SNTP server address can be specified for DHCPv6 clients. Prefix Delegation ----------------- To hand out individual prefixes to your clients the following configuration is used: .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> prefix-delegation start <address> prefix-length <length> Hand out prefixes of size `<length>` to clients in subnet `<prefix>` when they request for prefix delegation. .. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name <name> subnet <prefix> prefix-delegation start <address> stop <address> Delegate prefixes from the range indicated by the start and stop qualifier. Address pools ------------- DHCPv6 address pools must be configured for the system to act as a DHCPv6 server. The following example describes a common scenario. **Example:** * A shared network named ``NET1`` serves subnet ``2001:db8::/64`` * It is connected to ``eth1`` * DNS server is located at ``2001:db8::ffff`` * Address pool shall be ``2001:db8::100`` through ``2001:db8::199``. * Lease time will be left at the default value which is 24 hours .. code-block:: none set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 2001:db8::/64 range 1 start 2001:db8::100 stop 2001:db8::199 set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 2001:db8::/64 range 1 stop 2001:db8::199 set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 2001:db8::/64 option name-server 2001:db8::ffff set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 2001:db8::/64 subnet-id 1 The configuration will look as follows: .. code-block:: none show service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name NET1 { subnet 2001:db8::/64 { range 1 { start 2001:db8::100 stop 2001:db8::199 } option { name-server 2001:db8::ffff } subnet-id 1 } } .. _dhcp-server:v6_static_mapping: Static mappings --------------- In order to map specific IPv6 addresses to specific hosts static mappings can be created. The following example explains the process. **Example:** * IPv6 address ``2001:db8::101`` shall be statically mapped * IPv6 prefix ``2001:db8:0:101::/64`` shall be statically mapped * Host specific mapping shall be named ``client1`` .. hint:: The identifier is the device's DUID: colon-separated hex list (as used by isc-dhcp option dhcpv6.client-id). If the device already has a dynamic lease from the DHCPv6 server, its DUID can be found with ``show service dhcpv6 server leases``. The DUID begins at the 5th octet (after the 4th colon) of IAID_DUID. .. code-block:: none set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 2001:db8::/64 static-mapping client1 ipv6-address 2001:db8::101 set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 2001:db8::/64 static-mapping client1 ipv6-prefix 2001:db8:0:101::/64 set service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name 'NET1' subnet 2001:db8::/64 static-mapping client1 duid 00:01:00:01:12:34:56:78:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff The configuration will look as follows: .. stop_vyoslinter (00:01:00:01:12:34:56:78:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff false positive) .. code-block:: none show service dhcpv6-server shared-network-name NET1 subnet 2001:db8::/64 { static-mapping client1 { duid 00:01:00:01:12:34:56:78:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff ipv6-address 2001:db8::101 ipv6-prefix 2001:db8:0:101::/64 } } .. start_vyoslinter .. _dhcp-server:v6_op_cmd: Operation Mode ============== .. opcmd:: show log dhcpv6 server Show DHCPv6 server daemon log file .. opcmd:: show log dhcpv6 client Show logs from all DHCPv6 client processes. .. opcmd:: show log dhcpv6 client interface <interface> Show logs from specific `interface` DHCPv6 client process. .. opcmd:: restart dhcpv6 server To restart the DHCPv6 server .. opcmd:: show dhcpv6 server leases Shows status of all assigned leases: .. code-block:: none vyos@vyos:~$ show dhcpv6 server leases IPv6 address State Last communication Lease expiration Remaining Type Pool IAID_DUID ------------- ------- -------------------- ------------------- ----------- ------------- ----- -------------------------------------------- 2001:db8::101 active 2019/12/05 19:40:10 2019/12/06 07:40:10 11:45:21 non-temporary NET1 98:76:54:32:00:01:00:01:12:34:56:78:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff 2001:db8::102 active 2019/12/05 14:01:23 2019/12/06 02:01:23 6:06:34 non-temporary NET1 87:65:43:21:00:01:00:01:11:22:33:44:fa:fb:fc:fd:fe:ff .. hint:: Static mappings aren't shown. To show all states, use ``show dhcp server leases state all``. .. opcmd:: show dhcpv6 server leases pool <pool> Show only leases in the specified pool. .. opcmd:: show dhcpv6 server leases sort <key> Sort the output by the specified key. Possible keys: expires, iaid_duid, ip, last_comm, pool, remaining, state, type (default = ip) .. opcmd:: show dhcpv6 server leases state <state> Show only leases with the specified state. Possible states: abandoned, active, all, backup, expired, free, released, reset (default = active)