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Understanding DHCP and Ping

The document discusses DHCP and ping commands. DHCP is a protocol that dynamically assigns IP addresses to devices on a network to simplify administration. The ping command is used to test connectivity to other devices and provides information like response time and hop count. It also explains how to use ping and what the output indicates.

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Understanding DHCP and Ping

The document discusses DHCP and ping commands. DHCP is a protocol that dynamically assigns IP addresses to devices on a network to simplify administration. The ping command is used to test connectivity to other devices and provides information like response time and hop count. It also explains how to use ping and what the output indicates.

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UNDERSTANDING DHCP AND

PING
DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION
PROTOCOL (DHCP)

• DHCP is a software utility used to dynamically assign IP Address to Network


devices. This dynamic process eliminates the need to manually assign IP
Addresses.
• When a computer is set to obtain an IP address automatically, the other entire
IP addressing configuration boxes are dimmed or disabled. The server
maintains a list of IP addresses to assign, and it manages the process so that
every device on the network receives a unique IP address
DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
(DHCP)
• These are the IP address information that a DHCP server can
assign to hosts:
• IP address
• Subnet mask
• Default gateway
• Optional values, such as a Domain Name System (DNS) server
address
• You can configure a computer to accept an IP address from a
DHCP server by clicking the Obtain an IP address automatically
option in the NIC configuration window, as shown in Figure 1.
DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
(DHCP)
• Using a DHCP server simplifies the administration of a
network because the software keeps track of IP addresses.
• APIPA continually requests an IP address from a DHCP
server for your computer. This operating system feature is
called Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
PING
• The ping is a Command Prompt command used to test the
ability of the source computer to reach a specified
destination computer.
• The ping command is usually used as a simple way to
verify that a computer can communicate over the network
with another computer or network device.
• The ping command operates by sending Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the
destination computer and waiting for a response.
USING THE PING COMMAND

• Ping is one of your most important tools in


troubleshooting Internet problems. It shows you
whether the Domain Name Server is working,
whether the computer you are trying to talk to is
reachable, and how long it takes to get there.
THIS OUTPUT SHOWS SEVERAL THINGS:
1. Decoding names to network addresses — A
domain name server (DNS) resolves machine
names to numeric addresses. A single machine can
have many names, all of which resolve to the same
Internet address. In the example just given, the
name www.google.com resolves to the Internet
address 122.2.152.23.
2. Round-trip response time — The parts of the replies that
say things like time=105ms show you how long it took from the
time the client machine sent out the ping message until a reply
came back (1 ms is 1 millisecond, or one thousandth of a
second). The variability in the times you see reflects that
networks do not always respond identically. Differing amounts
of traffic on the communication lines or differing loads on the
server are common causes. You will see very different response
times depending on the access equipment you use.
3. Routing hop count — The part of the replies that says
TTL=50 tells you about the route the message took from one
point to another.
The acronym TTL stands for Time to Live, which is a
measure of how many rerouting from one point to another
the packet has to go through before IP declares it
undeliverable. The number following TTL (called the hop
count) is a number that usually starts at 255 and counts down
by one every time the message gets rerouted through an
intermediary computer.
ACTIVITY:
1. WHAT IS THE IP ADDRESS OF YOUR MOBILE
PHONE?
2. USING THE IP ADDRESS FIND THE FOLLOWING:
a. Round Trip Response Time (ms)
b. Rounding hop Count (TTL)
c. IP Address of Facebook.com

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