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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2

DHCP message types

Also written: DHCP DISCOVER, DISCOVER, OFFER, REQUEST, DHCP ACK, message-type

DHCP's messages: DISCOVER (1) looks for a server, OFFER (2) proposes an address, REQUEST (3) asks for it, and ACK (5) confirms it. discover.py sends a DISCOVER as the printer and prints the router's OFFER.

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DHCPlease