Running a DHCP Server
The software required for running a DHCP server is not built into FreeBSD. Third-party packages for performing this duty are, however, available in the ports or packages; probably the most popular and full-featured is the ISC DHCP server package, a “reference implementation” suite of tools written by the same folks who brought us BIND. The port, called isc-dhcp3-server, is available in the net directory of the ports tree. See Chapter 16, “Installing Additional Software,” for information on how to install ports.
When isc-dhcp3 is installed, it creates a startup file in /usr/local/etc/rc.d called isc-dhcpd.sh. The next time you restart your system, this file will cause the DHCP server to start automatically on system boot. ...
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