#886540 isc-dhcp-server: Please modify the example 'dhcpd.conf' to only bind to a specific IP address. #886540
- Package:
- isc-dhcp-server
- Source:
- isc-dhcp
- Description:
- ISC DHCP server for automatic IP address assignment
- Submitter:
- Date:
- 2026-08-05 17:34:14 UTC
- Severity:
- wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
I'd like to ask for a trivial improvement in the default '/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf'
configuration.
For a more selective deployment of the DHCP service, reducing potential
attack surface and the chances for network disruptions when leaving the package
installed in i.e. a laptop, it would seem best to provide a default configuration
that only bind 'in.tftpd' to a specific IP address.
This could be accomplished, including in the '/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf' file the lines:
[...]
# This statement causes the DHCP server to listen for DHCP
# requests sent to the specified address, rather than
# requests sent to all addresses (0.0.0.0). Please modify as needed.
local-address 192.168.0.1
[...]
Thanks for your time,
--
Alberto.
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