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Introduction
See introduction of ["DHCP_Server"].
Installation
There are different DHCP client packages around. The default for Debian seems to be dhcp-client. It is probably installed already, as you can check within aptitude. But to be sure you can run as root
root# aptitude install dhcp-client
Configuration
Basic configuration
For a basic configuration you have to edit the file /etc/network/interfaces, which defines the interfaces of your computer. If you want to use eth0 as the interface to be configured through DHCP during boot up, add/edit the eth0-entry
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp
The different keywords have the following meaning:
auto: the interface should be configured during boot time.
inet: interface uses TCP/IP networking.
dhcp: the interface can be configured through DHCP.
That is all.
Advanced configuration
Consult the man pages of interfaces and dhclient for more advanced options.