Problem to set up DHCP for ipv6 - subnet_number():inet.c:45: Addr/mask length mismatch

[Simon Hobson]

Reed Xia <huaqin2005 at gmail.com> wrote:

> At very beginning, I put the dhcp-4.3.4.tar.gz file in /root and installed it as README file said(./configure -> make -> make install), and I launched the service by "/root/dhcp-4.3.4/server/dhcpd", I guess I might not install dhcp well.(sorry I just started to use dhcpd a few day ago)
> 
> May I ask, as you said, I guess I shall launch the service by "service isc-dhcp-server start"?
> 
> I just tired it in my terminal, but it failed "isc-dhcp-server: unrecognized service".

Ah, if you didn't install using the OS package manager then you might not have the init scripts installed - in that case "service ..." won't know about it.
Just leave off the "start" from the end of the command line, it'll clear the error about unknown interface "start".