Exploring the DHCP Server Service
The DHCP server service is the latest implementation of automated network addressing in use today. The DHCP server service can provide all the same functionality of a BOOTP service, but can also provide additional information to clients who are requesting an IP address. The DHCP server service provides a client an IP address in three steps:
1. DHCP client boots and broadcasts a DHCP IP request to all nodes on the local network.
2. A DHCP server on the local network receives the request and prepares to distribute an IP address to this client in the form of a DHCP IP address lease.
3. After the DHCP server has determined the right prerequisite information from that client request, it issues the client with a DHCP ...
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