Q&A
| Q1: | How does a DHCP client communicate with a DHCP server when it is first started? |
| A1: | By broadcasting and receiving broadcasted datagrams. |
| Q2: | What is required to enable a DHCP client on one network to lease an IP address from a DHCP server on another network? |
| A2: | A DHCP relay agent. |
| Q3: | Can a router be a relay agent? Can any router be a relay agent? |
| A3: | Yes. A router can be a relay agent. No. Not all routers can be relay agents, only routers that are RFC 1542-compliant. |
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