diff --git a/testing/dhcp/README b/testing/dhcp/README
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+dhcpd.conf belongs in /etc
+
+start the service
+	/etc/init.d/dhcpd start
+
+to ask for an address from the service
+	dhclient eth0
diff --git a/testing/dhcp/dhcpd.conf b/testing/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
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+ddns-update-style interim;
+ignore client-updates;
+
+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		"domain.org";
+	option domain-name-servers	192.168.0.1;
+
+	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 192.168.0.128 192.168.0.254;
+	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;
+	}
+}