The DHCP protocol engine

The DHCP protocol engine supports RFC 2131 and is still compatible with RFC 1541. (The server can also process options as defined in RFC 2132.) The protocol engine uses the database to determine what information is returned to the client.

The configuration of the address pools have some configuration options that affect the state of each machine. For example, the DHCP server pings addresses before it hands them out. The amount of time the server waits for a response is now configurable for each address pool.