How to Start and Stop the DHCP Service (Command Line)

1. Become superuser on the server system.

2. Choose one of the following operations:

   1. To start the DHCP service, type the following command:

      # /etc/init.d/dhcp start

      The DHCP daemon starts, using the configuration parameters set in /etc/inet/dhcpsvc.conf.

   2. To stop the DHCP service, type the following command:

      # /etc/init.d/dhcp stop

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