COMPUTER NETWORKING

APPLICATION LAYER

INTRODUCTION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which message does an IPv4 host use to reply when it receives a DHCPOFFER message from a DHCP server?

A	DHCPACK
B	DHCPDISCOVER
C	DHCPOFFER
D	DHCPREQUEST

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -1. Which message does an IPv4 host use to reply when it receives a DHCPOFFER message from a DHCP server? DHCPREQUEST broadcast message. On receiving the DHCPREQUEST message, the server replies with a unicast DHCPACK message.

Detailed explanation-2: -After receiving the DHCP Request message, the DHCP server sends a DHCP ACK message to the client, carrying the IP address specified in the Option 50 field of the Request message.

Detailed explanation-3: -In response to the DHCP offer, the client replies with a DHCPREQUEST message, broadcast to the server, requesting the offered address. A client can receive DHCP offers from multiple servers, but it will accept only one DHCP offer.

Detailed explanation-4: -After receiving a DHCP Request message, the DHCP server sends to the client a DHCP ACK message that contains the IP address specified in the Option 50 field of the DHCP Request message.

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