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DHCP protocol

Dynamic Host Configuration

  • UDP /67 ,UDP /68
  • Requiers a DHCP server
    • In home this is incorporated to your home router

1

Assainging Ip

Dynamic / pooled

  • IPv4 address are assaigned in real-time from a pool
  • Each system is given a ip for a certian amout of time and must renew at set intervals

DHCP reservation

  • Addresses are assigned by MAC address in the DHCP server
  • Quickly manage adresses from one location

2 DHCP process

3

Managing DHCP in the enterprise

Limited connections - Uses IPv4 address broadcast domain - Stops at router Multiple servers neeeded for redundacy - Across diffrent location Scalibity is always an issue - May not want to mangae DHCP server in every remote location 4

IP helper

DHCP rely 5

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