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Question 1

What is DHCP?

Answer 1

This is dynamic host configuration protocol. It is a protocol that is typically used on routers that allow them to automatically assign IP addresses to hosts on the network.

Question 2

What infrastructure devices can DHCP run on?

Answer 2

Routers, Switches and Servers.

Question 3

How many DHCP servers should be in a broadcast domain?

Answer 3

Only 1.

Question 4

What would happen if more than one DHCP Server was in a broadcast domain?

Answer 4

You will then have two DHCP servers sending out addresses, which would cause issues in the network. For example, The servers wouldn’t know which addresses have been handed out by the other server and duplicate addresses would be assigned.