1. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP

2. History Created October 1993 RFC 1541 Succeeded BOOTP, RARP & ARP Updated March 1997 RFC 2131

3. Predecessor Protocols Address Resolution Protocol RFC 826 Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RFC 903 Bootstrap Protocol RFC 951

4. IP Address Allocation Dynamic Automatic Manual

5. DHCP Messages DHCPDISCOVER DHCPREQUEST DHCPDECLINE DHCPRELEASE DHCPINFORM DHCPOFFER DHCPACK DHCPNAK ClientServer

6. DHCP Process

7. Packet Format BootPDHCP

8. Work Cited Droms, R. RFC 2131: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Mar. 1997. Feb 2008. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2131.txt.http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2131.txt Droms, R. RFC 1541: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Oct. 1993. Feb 2008. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1541.html.http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1541.html Plummer, David C. RFC 826: Address Resolution Protocol. Nov. 1982. Feb 2008. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc826.html.http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc826.html Finlayson, Mann, Mogul, Theimer. RFC 903: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. June. 1984. Feb. 2008 http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc903.html. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc903.html Croft, Bill and Gilmore, John. RFC 951: Bootstrap Protocol. Sept. 1985. Feb. 2008. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc951.html.http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc951.html N/A. DHCP Components and Concepts. 2000. Feb. 2008 http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch06s02.html. http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch06s02.html