3com WX3000 Manuel D’Utilisation

 

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z 

The term switch used throughout this document refers to a switching device in a generic sense or 

the switching engine of the WX3000 series. 

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The sample output information in this manual was created on the WX3024. The output information 

on your device may vary. 

 

With networks getting larger in size and more complicated in structure, lack of available IP addresses 

becomes the common situation the network administrators have to face, and network configuration 

becomes a tough task for the network administrators. With the emerging of wireless networks and the 

using of laptops, the position change of hosts and frequent change of IP addresses also require new 

technology. Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is developed to solve these issues. 

DHCP adopts a client/server model, where the DHCP clients send requests to DHCP servers for 

configuration parameters; and the DHCP servers return the corresponding configuration information 

such as IP addresses to implement dynamic allocation of network resources. 

A typical DHCP application includes one DHCP server and multiple clients (such as PCs and laptops), 

as shown in 

Figure 1-1 Typical DHCP application 

 

 

Currently, DHCP provides the following three IP address assignment policies to meet the requirements 

of different clients: