Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Third Edition
by Vijay Kumar Velu, Robert Beggs
DHCP information
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a service that dynamically assigns an IP address to the hosts on the network. This protocol operates at the MAC sub layer of the Data-Link layer of the TCP/IP protocol stack. Upon selection of auto-configuration, a broadcast query will be sent to the DHCP servers and when a response is received from the DHCP server, a broadcast query is sent by the client to the DHCP server requesting required information. The server will now assign an IP address to the system and other configuration parameters such as the subnet mask, DNS, and the default gateway.
Sniffing is a great way of collecting passive information once connected to a network. Attackers will be able to see a lot of ...
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