DHCP Offer is ...?

• A. A client requesting an IP address.
• B. A client accepting the offer.
• C. Server confirming assignment.
• D. Server offering an IP address.

Answer: (D)

A DHCP Offer is the server’s reply to a client that is looking for an IP address, offering a specific IP and other network configuration parameters to use. In the DHCP process, the client first broadcasts a DHCPDISCOVER to find DHCP servers. One or more servers respond with a DHCPOFFER that includes a proposed IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS servers, and the lease duration. This message is not the client requesting anything nor the final assignment; the client will choose one offer and send a DHCPREQUEST to the chosen server. The server then completes the process with a DHCPACK if it can grant that address. So the Offer’s role is to propose an IP address and settings for the client to accept.