| Message |
Use |
| DHCPDISCOVER |
Client broadcast to locate available servers. |
| DHCPOFFER |
Server to client in response to DHCPDISCOVER with offer of configuration parameters. |
| DHCPREQUEST |
Client broadcast to servers requesting offered parameters from one server and implicitly declining offers
from all others. |
| DHCPACK |
Server to client with configuration parameters,including committed network address. |
| DHCPNAK |
Server to client refusing request for configuration parameters (e.g., requested network address already
allocated). |
| DHCPDECLINE |
Client to server indicating configuration parameters (e.g., network address) invalid. |
| DHCPRELEASE |
Client to server relinquishing network address and cancelling remaining lease. |
