Sams Teach Yourself Windows® Server 2008 in 24 Hours

Chapter 16. Using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

• Understanding DHCP

• Installing the DHCP Role

• Configuring the DHCP Service with a Scope

• Using the DHCP Snap-in

• Editing DHCP Server Options

• Configuring DHCP Clients

• Monitoring DHCP Leases

• Loading the DCHP Database Backup

• Troubleshooting DHCP

IP networks require that each device on the network (computer, printer, router, and so on) be assigned a unique IP address. Configuring static addresses on a large network can be both time-consuming and, in the case of poor or incomplete documentation, difficult to manage and troubleshoot. Tracking and assigning unique IP addresses became the focus of the Internet Engineering Task Force and leading software developers; the result ...