As you know, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol that dynamically assigns IP addresses to devices on a network. This makes it clear that DHCP is a network service that works in client/server architectures where clients request services, and servers respond back with services. Naturally, a DHCP service in such a networked environment is named a DHCP server. With that being said, this section discusses DHCP servers from the perspective of the Cisco router.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol overview
Assigning IPv4 addresses dynamically
As the name implies, a DHCPv4 server dynamically assigns IPv4 addresses to devices. Usually, IP addresses that are assigned to devices are located in the DHCP pool. Since...