Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(DHCP) is an application layer protocol which is used to provide: Subnet Mask (Option 1 – e.g., 255.255.255.0) Router Address (Option 3 – e.g., 192.168.1.1) DNS Address (Option 6 – e.g., 8.8.8.8) Vendor Class Identifier (Option 43 – e.g., ‘unifi’ = 192.168.1.9 ##where unifi = controller) DHCP is based on a client-server model and based on discovery, offer, request, and ACK. DHCP port number for server is 67 and for the client is 68. It is a Client server protocol which uses UDP services. IP address is assigned from a pool of addresses. In DHCP, the client and the server exchange mainly 4 DHCP messages in order to make a connection, also called DORA process, but there are 8 DHCP messages in the process. Steps: 1) Create a network topology of a PC, a switch and a router. 2) The client is connected to Router-1, which acts like a DHCP server whose configuration is discussed. When a cl...
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