Here is a good URL http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=DHCP http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/web?q=DHCP&kl=XX&pg=q ""Lists Wizard"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hello group, > > I have a nagging question about how the DHCP server assigns an IP address to > a DHCP client from the correct pool of addresses. Let me give a scenario so > that you understand my concerns. > > A host called Subnet_A _Client sends a dhcp request. The router's interface > on subnet A is Ethernet_A. The router sends the dhcp request to subnet B, > where the DHCP server resides. The router's interface on subnet B is > Ethernet_B. > > My question is how will the DHCP server know that the dhcp request is > coming from subnet A? > Will the DHCP server unicast or broadcast the dhcp reply? To which address > will the server unicast its dhcp reply? > > If someone can help me or refer me to a good online document that will > answer my questions, I will appreciate it. > > > Thanks > > Lw > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=6563&t=6562 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]