Installing and Configuring DHCP Servers

A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server is a Windows NT Server computer running Microsoft TCP/IP and the DHCP-compatible server software. DHCP is defined in Requests for Comments (RFCs) 1533, 1534, and 1541.

This chapter describes how to install and manage servers to support DHCP in Windows NT and also presents strategies for implementing DHCP. The following topics are included in this chapter:

• Overview of the DHCP client-server model
• Installing DHCP servers and using DHCP Manager
• Defining DHCP scopes
• Configuring DHCP options
• Administering DHCP clients
• Managing the DHCP database files
• Troubleshooting DHCP
• Advanced configuration parameters for DHCP
• Guidelines for setting local policies
• Planning a strategy for DHCP

Important

If you want to use a DHCP server to support subnetworks that span multiple routers, you might need a firmware upgrade for your routers. Your routers must support RFCs 1532, 1533, and 1541.

To find out about DHCP-relay agent support, contact your router vendor. For more information, refer to RFC1541.TXT available via anonymous FTP from ftp.internic.net:/rfc.