DHCP overview ············································································· 25
DHCP address allocation ··········································································································· 25
DHCP message format ············································································································· 26
DHCP options ························································································································· 27
Common DHCP options ······································································································ 28
Custom options ················································································································· 28
Protocols and standards ············································································································ 32
Overview ································································································································ 33
DHCP address pool ··········································································································· 33
Configuration task list ········································································································· 35
Enabling DHCP ······················································································································· 42
Configuration guidelines ····································································································· 43
Configuration procedure ····································································································· 43
Configuration procedure ····································································································· 46
Symptom ························································································································· 51
Analysis ·························································································································· 51
Solution ··························································································································· 51
Overview ································································································································ 53
Fundamentals ··················································································································· 53
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