1 DHCP Overview··········································································································································1-1
Introduction to DHCP ······························································································································1-1
DHCP Address Allocation ·······················································································································1-2
Allocation Mechanisms····················································································································1-2
DHCP Message Format ··························································································································1-3
DHCP Options·········································································································································1-4
DHCP Options Overview ·················································································································1-4
Self-Defined Options ·······················································································································1-5
Protocols and Standards·························································································································1-8
2 DHCP Server Configuration······················································································································2-1
Introduction to DHCP Server ··················································································································2-1
Application Environment··················································································································2-1
DHCP Address Pool ························································································································2-1
Configuration Task List····················································································································2-4
Enabling DHCP ·····································································································································2-12
Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································2-14
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