Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used when we turn on our laptops, phones, and client desktop PCs. We normally use a Microsoft DHCP server, where we create a scope. We give it a name such as ACCT_LAN and we identify it with a network ID such as 192.168.1.0/24, and within that scope we have the usable addresses that will be assigned to the client machines. Using the example NetID, the range would be 192.168.1.1 – 192.168.1.254, but we need to take into consideration things such as servers, switches, routers, and even printers. These devices cannot afford for IP addresses to change every time.
So, what do we do? We create something called exclusions, and we exclude the address or addresses that will be assigned statically to the internetworking devices, so they do not fall into the pool of addresses to be allocated. Once you...