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Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the DHCP Server Role
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
06/27/2012

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Term
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Definition
Used to map a known IP address to an unknown MAC address.
Term
Application Layer
Definition
Top-most layer of the OSI model where DHCP and other network applications function.
Term
authorize
Definition
Process of enabling an Active Directory DHCP server to provide DHCP services to clients.
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automatic restores
Definition
Restores performed by a DHCP server whenever database corruption is detected.
Term
available address pool
Definition
List of TCP/IP addresses within a DHCP scope that can be distributed to DHCP clients.
Term
checkpoint file
Definition
Indicates the last information that was successfully written to a JET database.
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class options
Definition
DHCP options applied based on type, whether vendor classes or user classes.
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compacted
Definition
To optimize a DHCP database to reclaim unused space created by deleted records.
Term
DHCPACK
Definition
Sent by a DHCP server to acknowledge the client’s acceptance of a DHCP lease.
Term
DHCPDECLINE
Definition
Sent by a DHCP client to a DHCP server to indicate that it is not accepting a DHCP lease that was sent by a DHCPOFFER message.
Term
DHCPDISCOVER
Definition
Broadcast-based DHCP message used by clients to locate available DHCP servers.
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DHCPINFORM
Definition
DHCP message used to detect rogue DHCP servers.
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DHCPNACK
Definition
Sent by a DHCP server to deny a client’s DHCPREQUEST message.
Term
DHCPOFFER
Definition
Broadcast-based DHCP message used by DHCP servers to offer IP address information to a requesting client.
Term
DHCPRELEASE
Definition
Sent by a DHCP client to relinquish an IP address and cancel the remaining lease.
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DHCPREQUEST
Definition
Used by a DHCP client to signal acceptance of a DHCP lease that was sent by a DHCPOFFER message.
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exclusion range
Definition
Portion of an IP address range that will not be distributed to DHCP clients by a DHCP server.
Term
Joint Engine Technology (JET)
Definition
Database format used by the DHCP database.
Term
Media Access Control (MAC)
Definition
Hard-coded hexadecimal address configured for each Network Interface Card (NIC).
Term
multinets
Definition
Multiple logical subnets contained within a single network.
Term
Open System Interconnection (OSI)
Definition
A model for network communications consisting of seven layers from Physical to Application.
Term
reconciliation
Definition
Process of verifying the contents of the DHCP database against the DHCP Registry values.
Term
Request for Comments (RFC)
Definition
Documents released by the IETF to define protocols, such as FTP and LDAP.
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reservations
Definition
Configures a consistent IP address for a DHCP-enabled host.
Term
rogue DHCP server
Definition
DHCP server that has not been authorized within Active Directory.
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superscope
Definition
Administrative grouping of multiple contiguous DHCP scopes.
Term
T1
Definition
Represents half of the DHCP lease time.
Term
T2
Definition
Represents 87.5% of the DHCP lease time.
Term
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Definition
Lightweight version of FTP that uses UDP traffic rather than TCP.
Term
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Definition
Connectionless, non-acknowledgementbased TCP/IP protocol used for low-overhead communication.
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