FreeBSD KEA DHCP Server Install and Configuration

Installation

pkg install kea

System Config

sysrc kea_enable="YES"

sysrc kea_dhcp4_enable="YES"

Start service

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/kea start

or

service kea start

Config file at /usr/local/etc/kea/kea-dhcp4.conf

{
  "Dhcp4": {
    "interfaces-config": {
      "interfaces": ["vmx1"]
    },
    "lease-database": {
      "type": "memfile",
      "persist": true,
      "name": "/var/db/kea/dhcp4.leases"
    },
    "option-data": [
      {
        "name": "domain-search",
        "data": "p6.uw.cz"
      },
      {
        "name": "domain-name-servers",
        "data": "10.160.4.254"
      }
    ],
    "subnet4": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "subnet": "10.160.4.0/24",
        "pools": [
          {
            "pool": "10.160.4.150 - 10.160.4.199"
          }
        ],
        "option-data": [
          {
            "name": "routers",
            "data": "10.160.4.254"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Restart service

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/kea restart

or

service kea restart

or

service kea stop

service kea start