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Configure A Cisco Router As A DHCP Server

The document discusses configuring a Cisco router as a DHCP server to dynamically assign IP addresses to devices on a network, outlining the DORA process where a client broadcasts a request, DHCP servers respond with offers, the client selects an offer and requests that address, and the server acknowledges the assigned address. It provides the objectives, theory, and steps to configure DHCP address pools on a router to enable the DHCP server and dynamically allocate IP addresses to clients.

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Configure A Cisco Router As A DHCP Server

The document discusses configuring a Cisco router as a DHCP server to dynamically assign IP addresses to devices on a network, outlining the DORA process where a client broadcasts a request, DHCP servers respond with offers, the client selects an offer and requests that address, and the server acknowledges the assigned address. It provides the objectives, theory, and steps to configure DHCP address pools on a router to enable the DHCP server and dynamically allocate IP addresses to clients.

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“ EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE ”

GENBA SOPANRAO MOZE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING


Balewadi, Pune- 411 045.

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications

Experiment No. –

Subject: - Mobile Computing

Name of the Student: Roll No.

Date: Marks &


Signature: -
Subject
Teacher

Tittle: Configure a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server

Problem Statement:
Configuring a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server.

Objectives:
What is a DORA PROCESS?
Benefits of DHCP
How it works?

Outcome:
Deploy Client-Server architectures and prototypes by the means of correct standards and technology to
assign IP address.
Software Requirements:
Open-source Linux operating system, Cisco Packet Tracer.
THEORY:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a standardized client/server network protocol
that dynamically assigns IP addresses and other related configuration information to network devices.
Every device on a TCP/IP-based network must have a unique unicast IP address to access the network
and its resources. Without DHCP, IP addresses for new computers or computers that are moved from
one subnet to another must be configured manually.

Configuring the DHCP server


The DHCP server uses address pools when responding to DHCP client requests. Address pools
contains specific IP configuration details that the DHCP server can allocate to a client. You can
configure multiple address pools on the device for different networks.
To configure an address pool, you must:
1. Create the pool and enter its configuration mode.
2. Define the network the pool applies to.
3. Define the range of IP addresses that the server can allocate to clients. You can specify multiple
address ranges for each pool.
4. Set the lease for the clients. This defines whether the clients receive a dynamic, permanent, or
static IP address.
5. Set the options (standard and user-defined) that the clients of a pool require when configuring
their IP details.
6. After configuring the address pools, enable the DHCP server by using the command:
On Client Side:
Select IP allocation as a Dynamic allocation.

DORA Process
The following diagram shows the changing port numbers and the source and destination addresses
used during the DHCP transaction. UDP port 68 is reserved for DHCP clients, and UDP port 67 is
reserved for DHCP servers.
Step 1
DHCP Discover
Sent by the client looking for the IP address. The source IP is 0.0.0.0 because the client doesn’t.
have an IP address. The destination is 255.255.255.255, which is the broadcast address, as the
client doesn’t know where the DHCP server is located, so it broadcasts to all devices on the
network.

Step 2 DHCP Offer


Sent by the DHCP server offering an IP address to the client. The source address is the DHCP
server address. The DHCP server doesn’t know the client address yet, so it broadcasts the offer
to all devices on the network.

Step 3 DHCP Request


Sent by the client to the DHCP server to say “I will take that IP address, thanks.” The client IP
address is still 0.0.0.0 and it is again broadcast to all so that any other servers on the network that
may have offered an IP address will know to stop communicating with the client for now.

Step 4 DHCP Acknowledgment


Sent by the DHCP server to the client. It confirms the IP address and other details such as subnet
mask, default gateway, and lease time with the client. The source address is the DHCP server and
the destination is still the broadcast address.
The DHCP process
There are four basic steps the DHCP process follows when a client connects to the network:
1. The client broadcasts a DHCP Discover message to say “I need an IP address, are there any
DHCP servers out there?”
2. Multiple DHCP servers may respond (via broadcast) with an OFFER for a leased IP address back
to the client.
3. The client will choose a DHCP server offer and then broadcast a DHCP REQUEST back to the
DHCP server(s) to say “Thanks, I have selected an offer from this DHCP server.” All servers will
see which offer the client selected.
4. Finally, the selected DHCP server will send (broadcast) an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT back to the
client to confirm the IP address, lease time, and other details.
Program:
Continue…..

OUTPUT :
Conclusion:

Frequently asked questions: -


1] Explain DORA Process?
2] What are benefits of DHCP Process?
3] Why DORA works on UDP...?

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