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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

DHCP is a network protocol that is used to assign various network parameters to a device. This greatly simplifies administration, since there is no need to assign static network parameters for each device separately. DHCP is a client-server protocol. A client is a device that is configured to use DHCP to request network parameters from a DHCP server. DHCP server maintains a pool of available IP addresses and assignes one of them to the host. A DHCP server can also provide some other parameters, such as: • subnet mask • default gateway • domain name • DNS server
Cisco routers can be used as a DHCP server.
DHCP process explained:
DHCP client goes through the four step process:
 

1: A DHCP client sends a broadcast packet (DHCP Discover) to discover DHCP servers on the LAN segment.
2: The DHCP servers receive the DHCP Discover packet and respond with DHCP Offer packets, offering IP addressing information.
3: If the client receives the DHCP Offer packets from multiple DHCP servers, the first DHCP Offer packet is accepted. The client responds by broadcasting a DHCP Request packet, requesting network parameters from a single server.
4: The DHCP server approves the lease with a DHCP Acknowledgement packet. The packet includes the lease duration and other configuration information.

DNS (Domain Name System)

DNS is a network protocol used to translate hostnames into IP addresses. DNS is not required to establish a network connection, but it is much more user friendly for human users than the numeric addressing scheme. Consider this example. You can access the Google homepage by typing 74.125.227.99, but it’s much easier just to type www.google.com!
To use DNS, you must have a DNS server configured to handle the resolution process. A DNS server have a special-purpose application installed. The application maintains a table of dynamic or static hostname-to-IP address mappings. When a user request some network resource using a hostname, (for example by typing www.google.com in a browser), a DNS request is sent to the DNS server asking for the IP address of the hostname. The DNS server then replies with the IP address. The user’s browser can now use that IP address to access www.google.com.
The figure below explains the concept:
Suppose that the DNS Client wants to communicate with the server named Server1. Since the DNS Client doesn’t know the IP address of Server1, it sends a DNS Request to the DNS Server, asking for Server1’s IP address. The DNS Server replies with the IP address of Server1 (DNS Reply)

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