Report on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Functionality

This report provides an overview of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), a network management protocol used in IP networks to automatically assign IP addresses and communication parameters to connected devices using a client-server architecture. DHCP eliminates the need for manual configuration of network devices, utilizing a centrally installed DHCP server and client implementations on each device. The protocol is implemented on networks ranging from residential to large campus networks, with many routers having DHCP server capabilities. The report also discusses the benefits of DHCP, including reliable IP address configuration, reduction in network administration through centralization and automation, and efficient handling of IP address changes, concluding with a list of references used in compiling the information.

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol
which is used on the Internet Protocol (IP) networks for further automatically assigning the IP
addresses and communicating with the parameters to connected devices to the network by usage
of client server architect. This further type of technology helps in eliminating the need for the
individually configuring of the networks devices manually which further consists of two network
components. The two network components include a centrally installed DHCP server and a client
insurances of protocol stack for each type of device and computer. Further connecting to the
network requires a client to set a parameter from the DHCP server which can be used by the
DHCP protocol. The DHCP’s can be implemented on the several networks that are ranging in
sizes that vary from residential networks to large campus networks and the regional ISP
networks. There are many routers and residential gateways which have the capacity of the DHCP
server capability. The most residential network routers receive a unique IP address that exist
within the ISP network.
DHCP server further exist in the network which further runs through Internet Protocol
version 4 (IPv4) as well as the version 6 (IPv6). The IPv6 version helps in terms of DHCP
protocol is also called DHCPv6. The DHCP request message are offered by the client and is
further responded by the broadcaster as a DHCP request message.
Every device on a IP/TCP based network which further helps in unique unicast of IP
address to further access the network and the resources. Without DHCP, the IP address of a
computer are further moved from one subnet to another which must be configured on a manual
basis. DHCP is one of the technique that helps in terms of automating and manage it centrally.
The server of DHCP helps in maintaining a pool of IP address and leasing an address for the
DHCP enabled client which is further started on the network.
There are a range of benefits of DHCP, few such benefits are discussed below:
 Reliable IP address configuration- DHCP helps in minimizing the configuration errors
which are further caused by the manual IP address configuration such as typographical
errors and addressing the conflicts that are caused by the assignment of an IP address to
more than one computer at the same period of time.
 Reducing the network administration- DHCP helps in including the following features
to further reducing the network administration such as centralizing and automation of
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IP/TCP configuration. The ability of assigning a full range of additional TCP/IP helps in
configuring the values by the means of DHCP options. The efficiency of handling the IP
address helps in changing the client that must be updated on a frequent basis. Further
DHCP helps in forwarding by using a range of DHCP relay agent, eliminating the need of
the DHCP server on very form of subnet. The reuse of IP address helps in terms of
reducing the total member of the IP address that are further required.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Aldaoud, M., Al-Abri, D., Al Maashri, A. and Kausar, F., 2021. DHCP attacking tools: an
analysis. Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques, 17(2), pp.119-129.
Tripathi, N. and Hubballi, N., 2018. Detecting stealth DHCP starvation attack using machine
learning approach. Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques, 14(3), pp.233-244.
Yaibuates, M. and Chaisricharoen, R., 2019. Starvation delayed DHCP service for enabling pool
recovery. Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, pp.15-34.
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