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The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
Conflicts
Use the DHCP Server Conflicts Information page to view information on hosts that
have address conflicts; i.e., when the same IP address is assigned to two or more
devices on the network.
Item
Description
Automatic Bindings
The total number of IP addresses from all address pools with auto-
matic bindings that the DHCP server has assigned to DHCP clients.
Expired Bindings
The number of IP addresses that the DHCP server has assigned to
DHCP clients that have exceeded the configured lease time.
Malformed Mes-
sages
The number of messages received from one or more DHCP clients
that were improperly formatted.
Messages Received
DHCPDISCOVER
The number of DHCP discovery messages the DHCP server has
received. A DHCP client broadcasts this type of message to discover
available DHCP servers.
DHCPREQUEST
The number of DHCP request messages the DHCP server has
received. A DHCP client broadcasts this type of message in response
to a DHCP offer message it received from a DHCP server.
DHCPDECLINE
The number of DHCP decline messages the DHCP server has
received from clients. A client sends a decline message if the DHCP
client detects that the IP address offered by the DHCP server is
already in use on the network. The server then marks the address as
unavailable.
DHCPRELEASE
The number of DHCP release messages the DHCP server has
received from clients. This type of message indicates that a client no
longer needs the assigned address.
DHCPINFORM
The number of DHCP inform messages the DHCP server has
received from clients. A client uses this type of message to obtain
DHCP options.
Messages Sent
DHCPOFFER
The number of DHCP offer messages the DHCP server has sent to
DHCP clients in response to DHCP discovery messages it has
received.
DHCPACK
The number of DHCP acknowledgement messages the DHCP server
has sent to DHCP clients in response to DHCP request messages it
has received. The server sends this message after the client has
accepted the offer from this particular server. The DHCP acknowl-
edgement message includes information about the lease time and
any other configuration information that the DHCP client has
requested.
DHCPNAK
The number of negative DHCP acknowledgement messages the
DHCP server has sent to DHCP clients. A server might send this type
of message if the client requests an IP address that is already in use
or if the server refuses to renew the lease.
Refresh
Click
Refresh
to update the screen.
Clear Counters
Click
Clear Counters
to reset all counters to zero.
