6. DHCP
• DHCPDISCOVER
– The client broadcasts the network looking for a DHCP server
• DHCPOFFER
– The DHCP server receives the client’s request and broadcasts
the client’s IP address, subnet mask, and IP address of the
DHCP server
• DHCPREQUEST
– The client accepts the IP information
• DHCPACK
– The DHCP server sends a response to the client’s acceptance of
the IP information and includes the remaining IP configuration