
SNMP, BootP, DHCP, and RARP Concepts
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Figure 2-6. Fields in a DHCP Packet
2. DHCP servers may respond with a DHCPOFFER packet that includes an
available IP address in the IP address field.
When a DHCP server offers an IP address, that address is temporarily
unavailable to other clients. If the client does not accept or reject the address
within a certain period of time, the server reclaims it. The address is then
available for other clients.
3. The BootP relay agent receives the DHCPOFFER packet and examines the
packet. If the BootP relay agent accepts the packet, it forwards it to the client.
4. If a client does not receive a DHCPOFFER packet within a specified amount
of time after broadcasting a DHCPDISCOVER packet, it sends the packet
again. The client will rebroadcast the packet up to 10 times.
The client may receive DHCPOFFER packets from several potential servers.
If you configure the client to wait for multiple responses, it compares
configuration parameters in the DHCPOFFER packets to decide which server
to target.
Transaction ID (4)
Seconds (2)
Flags (2)
Client IP address (4)
Your IP address (4)
Server IP address (4)
Gateway IP address (16)
Client hardware address (16)
Server name (64)
File name (128)
Options (312)
Operation (1)
*
Hardware type (1)
Hardware address
length (1) Hops (1)
*
The number in parentheses indicates the number of octets in each field.
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