System Administration Guide, Volume 3

How to Start and Stop the DHCP Service (DHCP Manager)

  1. Become superuser on the DHCP server machine.

  2. Start DHCP Manager.

    See "How to Start DHCP Manager" for the procedure.

  3. Select one of the following operations:

    1. Choose Start from the Services menu to start the DHCP service.

    2. Choose Stop from the Services menu to stop the DHCP service.

      The DHCP daemon stops until it is manually started again, or the system reboots.

    3. Choose Restart from the Services menu to stop the DHCP service and immediately restart it.