subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { # --- default gateway option routers 192.168.0.1; option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; # option nis-domain "domain.org"; option domain-name "example.net"; option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.10; option netbios-name-servers 192.168.0.10; option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1; # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1; # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this unless # -- you understand Netbios very well # option netbios-node-type 2; range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.9; default-lease-time 21600; max-lease-time 43200; # we want the nameserver to appear at a fixed address # host ns { # next-server marvin.redhat.com; # hardware ethernet 12:34:56:78:AB:CD; # fixed-address 207.175.42.254; # } } NOTE: in /etc/sysconfig/network DHCP_TIMEOUT=X (where X = number of seconds before timeout)