Dhcp Overview; Introduction To Dhcp - 3Com 4500G Family Configuration Manual

This document is organized as follows:

DHCP Overview

DHCP Relay Agent Configuration
DHCP Client Configuration
DHCP Snooping Configuration
BOOTP Client Configuration
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DHCP Overview
Support for enabling the DHCP relay agent to periodically refresh dynamic client entries is newly added
in V05.02.00P19 of 3Com 4500G series Ethernet switches. For details, refer to
binding update interval.

Introduction to DHCP

The fast expansion and growing complexity of networks result in scarce IP addresses assignable to
hosts. Meanwhile, as many people need to take their laptops across networks, the IP addresses need
to be changed accordingly. Therefore, related configurations on hosts become more complex. The
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) was introduced to solve these problems.
DHCP is built on a client-server model, in which a client sends a configuration request and then the
server returns a reply to send configuration parameters such as an IP address to the client.
A typical DHCP application, as shown in
and laptops).
Figure 1-1 A typical DHCP application
Figure 1-1, includes a DHCP server and multiple clients (PCs
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Configuring dynamic