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What is DORA???

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by larryh32

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What does the acronym DORA stand for and what is it?

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by ins413

DORA is used as a way to remember the way a DHCP client and server interct.
D= dhcpDiscover packet sent by client to announce a need for an IP address.
O= dhcpOffer packet used by DHCP Servers to let the client know that they are available to give out an address
R= dhcpRequest packet sent by client to let the server know that it is requesting an IP Address.
A= dhcpAcknowledge packet sent by the server with a valid IP address and other configuration info

Hope that this is what you are looking for.

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