Essential DHCP for engineers

Description

Essential DHCP training course description

Almost all businesses use DHCP. This course builds on delegates existing IP knowledge and focuses on IP Address management using DHCP. Also covered is the role of DHCP in plug and play environments.

What will you learn

• Explain how DHCP works.
• Configure DHCP servers.
• Troubleshoot DHCP.

Essential DHCP training course details

Essential DHCP training course contents

• Introduction

What is DHCP?, IP configuration: Address, mask, default gateway, DNS. History of DHCP: RARP, BOOTP.
Hands on Client configuration, releasing and renewing.

• DHCP servers

Installation. Base configuration: Scope. Lease period. DHCP options.
Hands on Server setup, Impact of lease times. Server monitoring.

• How DHCP works

Client states. Obtaining, renewing leases. DHCP messages: DISCOVER, OFFER, REQUEST, NAK, ACK, DECLINE, RELEASE, INFORM.
Hands on Troubleshooting DHCP using Wireshark.

• DHCP architecture

DHCP relay agents. Server platforms, resilience, DHCP fail over, split scopes. Dynamic DNS and DHCP.
Hands on DDNS, routers, Troubleshooting.