DHCP is a simple way to configure workstations on a network when using TCP/IP. In many cases we have seen that DHCP is used only for IP-adresses but there is many more options that can be set through DHCP. Here is a list for some of the most common one's...
The most common DHCP Settings
| 003 | Router | Default Gateway |
| 006 | DNS | DNS servers |
| 015 | Domain Name | Domain Name |
| 044 | WINS Server | WINS Servers |
| 046 | Node type | WINS Node Type |
If a Wins Server is specified there must also be a nodetype specified. The nodetype is binary according to the table below.
Node-types in for WINS
| 1 | bnode | broadcast |
| 2 | pnode | WINS |
| 4 | mnode | Modified Node (b & p) |
| 8 | hnode | Hybride node (p & b) |
More to come....