DHCP Flashcards
MAC reservation
IP address associated with / reserved exclusively for a specific MAC
Pools
grouping of IP addresses leased out by DHCP server
separate pool for each subnet
IP exclusions
IP addresses excluded from pool
Scope options
range of IP addresses
DNS Server
Default gateway
WINS Server
Lease time
period of time between when host obtained its IP address from the router and the time when it expires
TTL
Time-to-live
a value in an IP packet that tells a network router whether or not the packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded
DHCP relay / IP helper
takes broadcast sent from host stopped by router, converts to unicast to send to DHCP server, acts in reverse going back to host from DCHP
IPAM
IP Address Management
- plan, track, configure DHCP
- Report on IP address usage
- control DHCP reservations
- Single console for IPv4 & IPv6
NTP
Network Time Protocol
protocol to sync time across network automatically
NTP client request times from NTP server
stratum layers, distance from authoritative clock
stratum 0 - atomic clock, GPS clock, etc