Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DHCP

History

• Created October 1993

• RFC 1541

• Succeeded BOOTP, RARP & ARP

• Updated March 1997

• RFC 2131

Predecessor Protocols

• Address Resolution Protocol

• RFC 826

• Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

• RFC 903

• Bootstrap Protocol

• RFC 951

IP Address Allocation

• Dynamic

• Automatic

• Manual

DHCP Messages

• DHCPDISCOVER• DHCPREQUEST• DHCPDECLINE• DHCPRELEASE• DHCPINFORM

• DHCPOFFER• DHCPACK• DHCPNAK

Client Server

DHCP Process

Packet Format

BootP DHCP

Work Cited

• Droms, R. RFC 2131: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Mar. 1997. Feb 2008. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2131.txt.

• Droms, R. RFC 1541: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Oct. 1993. Feb 2008. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1541.html.

• Plummer, David C. RFC 826: Address Resolution Protocol. Nov. 1982. Feb 2008. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc826.html.

• Finlayson, Mann, Mogul, Theimer. RFC 903: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. June. 1984. Feb. 2008 http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc903.html.

• Croft, Bill and Gilmore, John. RFC 951: Bootstrap Protocol. Sept. 1985. Feb. 2008. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc951.html.

• N/A. DHCP Components and Concepts. 2000. Feb. 2008 http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch06s02.html.