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At which phase of the DHCP process will a DHCP server provide the client with an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway?

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Question added by Nadim Khan , Sr. ITSM System | Security Engineer , Clever solutions
Date Posted: 2017/04/09
paranthaman parantha
by paranthaman parantha , Technical associate trainee , Technosoft Corporation ltd.

DHCP Server works under DORA process

D for Discover. The host machine will Broadcast discover packet in the network.

O for offer. Dhcp server listens this in port 68 and offer the ip, subnet mask, default gateway and dns in 67 port.

R for request. After receiving the offer packet the host machine request the server to assign those configuration.

A for Acknowledgement. The server respond back by sending ack packet to the host by conforming that everything is assigned as per request.

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