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DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol.

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator.

The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s), though there are many more possible configurations that can be sent out using the DHCP protocol.

More in-depth detail on DHCP and its implementation can be found at Wikipedia.

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dhcp-snooping option 82 drops valid dhcp requests on 2610 series Procurve switches

We are slowly starting to implement dhcp-snooping on our HP ProCurve 2610 series switches, all running the R.11.72 firmware. I'm seeing some strange behavior where dhcp-request or dhcp-renew packets are dropped when originating from "downstream"…
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Override DHCP hostname on RHEL5/CentOS/Amazon Linux

I'm running Amazon Linux (based on RHEL5) on EC2. I have my own domain name pointing to the instance's elastic IP. Amazon auto-assigns the instance a generic (and not visible on the Internet) hostname via DHCP. This internal-only hostname breaks…
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DHCP server with database backend

I have been looking around for something to replace my (ancient) ISC-DHCPd server. A DHCP server with a database backend sounds like a great idea to me, as I could then have a nice, friendly web interface to my server. Surprisingly, I can't any…
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OS X equivalent to ipconfig /registerdns?

Network is running a number of Mac's with Snow Leopard and having issues with DNS resolution (running Windows Active Directory environment with Windows DHCP handing out leases). Is there a way to get the Mac to force registration of the system name…
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DHCP for data center

Can someone provide cons and pros for having DHCP in a data center? I know this is usually a taboo, but maybe there were developments which alleviate the said issues? Thanks.
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Windows 7 Client flooding network with DHCP requests. Not setting IP

I have a small network, with 15 workstations, SAMBA AD, and a bunch of Virtualized linux servers. All the workstations, and servers are on the same subnet. All workstations are running Windows 7 Pro Both my Samba 4 DC, and ISC-DHCP-SERVER are…
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What is DHCP Rebinding?

My external network interface on a gentoo box will produce these errors intermittently (maybe 3-4 a week). It is hooked up to Optimum online, and gets its IP via DHCP. It's always-on, and it almost never loses connection (when it does usually I or…
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DHCP Server with multiple network interfaces and different subnets

I am trying to set up a dhcp server (isc dhcpd on debian 8 (vm inside an esxi environment)) with 4 network interfaces, eth0-3. The dhcp server should serve a different subnet on the interfaces eth1, eth2, eth3. Each subnet has its own vSwitch…
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Wisdom of switching from Windows to redundant linux boxes for DHCP servers?

We've had a few issues with our Windows DHCP server failing. I'm a linux guy by nature, but not a systems guy (I'm a programmer who happens to be running IT for ~800 users), but I'm curious: how crazy would it be to just set up a couple of linux…
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What happens if the DHCP server comes online after the client devices do?

If I have a Windows PC running a DHCP server. I expect it will take on order of minutes a few to boot. My network will have a variety of other devices from various vendors that will boot within seconds. I have not found a "standard" for DHCP client…
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How to override the hostname that DHCP configures on a CentOS7 box in AWS?

The title nearly says it all. I have a VM in EC2 running CentOS 7. It uses DHCP, which seems to be a EC2 requirement. DHCP keeps overwriting the hostname on reboot, no matter what I try. I won't enumerate it, but I've tried pretty much every…
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Force Windows DHCP to Update DNS for All Current Leases

Is there are way to force Windows 2008R2 DHCP Server to update all DNS entries for all current leases? (Guess the server-side equivalent of ipconfig /registerdns) We had a configuration issue with our dynamic DNS and DNS is badly out of sync with…
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How can I set one hostname and IP for multiple MACs in DHCPd (isc-dhcpd-4.1.1-P1) on CentOS 6.x?

I am trying to get my DHCP server (isc-dhcpd-4.1.1-P1) in CentOS to give the same IP and hostname to two different MAC addresses (LAN and WLAN) on the same computer depending on which is connected.. This is my entry in dhcpd.conf host…
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In a Win7 computer that belongs to a domain, how do I append DNS search list entries?

My desktop is part of the company domain and receives its IP address and DNS search list via DHCP. That's fine, of course. Is there a way that I can append additional entries to the end of the DNS search list that I got via DHCP? When I bring up…
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Mac OSX server command equivalent for dhclient?

Is there an MacOS command that makes a dhcp request, and renews the old lease, drops it for a new one, or usefully reports errors or lack of response from a dhcp server? This would both help fix networking on the machine after problems on the…
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