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L3 - Configuring and Installing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - Q3

The document provides an overview of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), detailing the IP address allocation process through the DORA sequence: Discover, Offer, Request, and Acknowledgement. It includes instructions for installing a DHCP server on Windows Server 2008, configuring basic settings, and creating a DHCP scope. Additionally, it describes how to test the DHCP server functionality by releasing and renewing IP addresses from client devices.

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L3 - Configuring and Installing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - Q3

The document provides an overview of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), detailing the IP address allocation process through the DORA sequence: Discover, Offer, Request, and Acknowledgement. It includes instructions for installing a DHCP server on Windows Server 2008, configuring basic settings, and creating a DHCP scope. Additionally, it describes how to test the DHCP server functionality by releasing and renewing IP addresses from client devices.

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Configuring and

Installing Dynamic
Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
UNDERSTANDING DYNAMIC HOST
CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL (DHCP)
Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
is a core infrastructure service on any
network that provides IP addressing and
DNS server information to PC clients and
any other device.
IP Address Allocation
Procedure
DORA (Discover, offer, Request,
Acknowledgement)

o Client sends DHCP Discover to entire network


o Server send DHCP Offer (IP settings)
o Client Requests Offered Settings
o Server sends Acknowledgement
1. DHCP Discover
When a client (PC) is booted, it
broadcasts a DHCP Discover message
over the Ethernet network to locate all
available DHCP servers on the same
subnet network.
2. DHCP Offer
When a DHCP server receives the DHCP
Discover message from the client, it also
broadcasts a DHCP Offer message over the
Ethernet network (because the client IP address
has not been allocated yet), informing the client
that it is available. This message contains the
network information, such as client IP address,
subnet mask, default gateway IP address, DNS IP
address, IP lease time and DHCP server IP
address.
3. DHCP Request
The client, having received the DHCP
Offer message, recognizes there is a DHCP
server available on the same subnet. Then it
broadcasts a DHCP Request message to the
server over the Ethernet network,
requesting network configuration data
including an IP address for itself.
4. DHCP Acknowledge
The DHCP server which received the DHCP
Request message from the client checks if the IP
address shown in the DHCP Server Identifier field
matches its own. At this time, the DHCP server
transfers all the network configuration data
including the client IP address – the same data sent
along with the DHCP Offer message - to the client.
Then the client configures a network interface using
the transferred data, finally connecting to the
Internet.
INSTALLING WINDOWS
SERVER 2008 DHCP SERVER
1. Click Add Roles from the Initial
Configuration Tasks Window or From
Server Manager / Roles / Add Roles
2. When the Add Roles Wizard comes up, you can click
Next on that screen. Next, select that you want to add
the DHCP Server Role, and click Next.
3. To configure some basic IP settings and configure
the first DHCP Scope. It was shown the network
connection binding and asked to verify it, like this:
4. The wizard is asking, “what interface do you want to provide
DHCP services on?” took the default and clicked Next. Next,
entered Parent Domain, Primary DNS Server, and Alternate DNS
Server and clicked Next
5. Click Add to add a new scope. Name Scope (ScopeName),
configured the starting and ending IP addresses of
192.168.1.50- 192.168.1.100, subnet mask of 255.255.255.0,
default gateway of 192.168.1.1, type of subnet (wired), and
activated the scope.
6. After only a few seconds, the DHCP Server
was installed and saw the window, at the side:
click Close to close the installer window
7. In Windows Server 2008 Server
Manager, under Roles, click on the
new DHCP Server entry.
8. Go to the DHCP Server MMC. To do
this, go to Start / Administrative
Tools / DHCP Server, like this:
9.When expanded out, the MMC offers a
lot of features. Here is what it looks like:
10.The scope IP address range is there,
and so are the DNS Server & default
gateway.
11.The scope IP address range.
HOW TO TEST WINDOWS SERVER
2008 DHCP SERVER
Type in system prompt: IPCONFIG /RELEASE then an IPCONFIG /RENEW and
verified that it received an IP address from the new DHCP server, as you can see
below:
Also, you can go to Windows 2008 Server and verified
that the new client was listed as a client on the DHCP
server. This did indeed check out, as you can see
below:

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