Lab 19 (DHCP)
Lab 19 (DHCP)
Lab 19
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
After you complete each step, put a ‘√’ or ‘x’ in the completed box
In all the labs we have completed so far, we have manually (statically) assigned the configuration details
to the host devices.
In this lab, we will automatically configure the host devices using two different options.
Click on the server (which I just renamed DHCP Server), click on the Services tab, then select the
DHCP and make sure it is ‘Turned On’
In the start IP address boxes enter: 192.168.10.2 (this will be the starting address of the pool of
IP addresses) with SM: 255.255.255.0
You can configure a default gateway and DNS address if you wish but not required for this
section of the lab.
Click ‘Save’
On the DHCP server, click the Fast Ethernet option, The Fast Ethernet interface may be on a
different tab. Make sure the IP address is on the same subnet as the pool of addresses you set
above e.g. 192.168.10.25/24 would work ok.
4. We allocate the PC IP Addresses via DHCP from the from the configured DHSP server.
Click Mulder and select the IP configuration option on the Desktop Tab
Click the ‘DHCP’ option and a request to the server will be made
Note: Cisco Packet Tracer is very temperamental when it comes to assigning the default gateway
via DHCP from the server. Most times it will not allocate the default gateway (very annoying to be
honest).
Due to this annoyance, Option B (below) is a more reliable option when carrying out DHCP in
Packet Tracer.
Configure Sully in the same way and now Mulder and Scully can ping each other.
Note: DHCP is enabled by default on a router but to shut it down, you can use the command ‘no
service dhcp’, not all routers will allow you to shut it down.
Note: Disney is name of the pool of addresses, and we also excluded the first 5 addresses from
the pool. These addresses will not be handed out as they will be used things like printers, servers
that have static IP addresses.
4. You now need to configure the DHCP for the other network (192.168.90.0) and use DHCP to
configure the host devices.
Follow the same steps that we did to configure the 192.168.80.0 network.
You can come up with your own Pool Name – feel free to be creative.
6. The entire network is now configured. All host devices should now be able to communicate.
Insert a screenshot of a successful ping between Donal Duck and Dwarf No 6 below.