2.6 – DHCP

Question 1

DHCP

Answer 1

Server on IP that keeps track of IP address

Router in home is probably your DHCP server

Question 2

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Answer 2

Assign various configurations to the host of a network

Give IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, & DNS address

Question 3

Common Configurations

Answer 3

From where to where it allocates an address

Class C – can setup DHCP to only give 50 IPs or 100 IPs

Question 4

Scope

Answer 4

the range of addresses the server can assign

Question 5

Exclusion Range

Answer 5

Is the range of addresses the server CANNOT assign

Can add a Manual Exclusion to the range that has already been assigned

Question 6

Reservations

Answer 6

bind a MAC address to a specific IP address

Assign a STATIC IP
*AKA = Static Assignment

EX: have a printer & always want printer to get that MAC address

Allows DHCP to consistently assign the same IP address to a device without having to manually configure a static IP address

Question 7

Lease Time

Answer 7

how long an IP address is “owned” by a host before it can be assigned to another host

Server only gives computer IP address for a certain amount of days: 7, 10, 15

Computer checks to see if it can still use address

Question 8

Available Leases

Answer 8

Identify how many addresses are still available from the scope