
Configuring SNMP, BootP, DHCP, and RARP Services
2-22
117362-C Rev 00
The packet relay process uses these fields as follows:
1.
The BootP relay agent receives the packet and, if it accepts the packet,
transmits it to DHCP servers on other networks.
2.
DHCP servers on the local segment see the broadcast packet and respond with
a DHCPOFFER packet that includes an available IP address and other
configuration information. Before offering the IP address, the DHCP servers
may generate an ARP or ICMP echo request on the network to determine
whether the IP address is already in use by another device.
3.
When a DHCP server offers an IP address, that address is temporarily
unavailable to other clients. If the client does not accept or reject the address
within a certain period of time, the server reclaims it. The address is then
available for other clients.
4.
The BootP relay agent receives the DHCPOFFER packet and examines the
packet. If the BootP relay agent accepts the packet, it forwards it to the client.
5.
If a client does not receive a DHCPOFFER packet within a specified amount
of time after broadcasting a DHCPDISCOVER packet, it sends the packet
again. The client may rebroadcast the packet a number of times. However,
clients operating on systems running Windows 95 broadcast 4
DHCPDISCOVER packets, each two seconds apart.
6.
The client may receive DHCPOFFER packets from several potential servers.
If you configure the client to wait for multiple responses, it compares
configuration parameters in the DHCPOFFER packets to decide which server
to target.
Server name 64 Optional DHCP server host name, represented as
a null terminated string.
File name 128 A boot file name. Represented as a null terminated
string in a DHCPDISCOVER message, and a fully
qualified directory path name in a DHCPOFFER
message.
Options 312 Variable length optional parameters field.
Field Octets Description
Comentarios a estos manuales