dhcp status in linux

Question

How to find in linux(fedora12) if dhcp is running on network?

Answer 1

Run a DHCP client. I'm not familiar with Fedora, but one of dhclient, pump or dhcpcd should be installed.

Assuming you only have one network interface and it is wired (eth0) then one of the following should work:

dhclient -d eth0
pump -i eth0
dhcpcd -d -f eth0

Answer 2

Look at this post. Hope this helps you.

Answer 3

Run a sniffer and look for DHCP traffic.