
Configuring SNMP, BootP, and DHCP Services
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Acquiring an IP Address
A client acquires its IP address from a router configured as a DHCP server as
follows:
1.
Identify DHCP servers.
2.
Request and receive IP information.
3.
Accept or decline IP information.
The following sections describe each of these stages in detail.
Identifying DHCP Servers
Figure 2-9
shows the first stage of the process of acquiring a new IP address from
a DHCP server.
Figure 2-9. Identifying Routers Configured as DHCP Servers
To identify routers configured as DHCP servers, the DHCP client broadcasts a
DHCPDISCOVER packet on its local physical subnet. Table 2-4
on page 2-19
describes the fields in the DHCP packet. The packet release process uses these
fields as follows:
3.
1. Client broadcasts
a DHCPDISCOVER
packet.
4. DHCP server
transmits
DHCPOFFER
packet to client.
2. DHCP server sends
ICMP echo request to
prospective IP address.
Router (DHCP server)
NetID
Server
Manager
DC0003A
The ICMP echo
request times out,
indicating that
request can be sent to client.
DHCP
client
DHCP
client
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