DHCP Configuration
DHCP Configuration in CISCO Packet Tracer • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol used to distribute various network configuration parameters to devices on a TCP/IP network. – IP addresses subnet masks, default gateways, DNS servers, etc. • DHCP employs client-server architecture; a DHCP client is configured to request network parameters from a DHCP server on the network. • A DHCP server is configured with a pool of available IP addresses and assigns one of them to the DHCP client. • A Cisco router can be configured as a DHCP server.
DHCP Configuration in CISCO Packet Tracer • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol used to distribute various network configuration parameters to devices on a TCP/IP network. – IP addresses subnet masks, default gateways, DNS servers, etc. • DHCP employs client-server architecture; a DHCP client is configured to request network parameters from a DHCP server on the network. • A DHCP server is configured with a pool of available IP addresses and assigns one of them to the DHCP client. • A Cisco router can be configured as a DHCP server.