varma wrote:
> i just want to know when a new mac address in found in a n/w which
> one will be configured first by DHCP, ipaddress or default gateway
> first

There is one DHCP reply which will provide IP address and possibly
gateway information. Given that generally one cannot configure a
route using a gateway address that is not on a "local" subnet, I would
expect that the ip address would have to be configured first...

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On Jan 28, 5:22*am, varma wrote:
> hi ,
>
> i just want to know when a new mac address in found in a n/w which
> one
> will be configured first by DHCP, ipaddress or default gateway first

I don't know the details of which is configured first by the client's
OS, but as far as DHCP goes, the IP address and the default router
(and a lot of other networks parameters) can all be provided
simultaneously by the DHCP server, in a single DHCPACK message.

The references are RFC 2131, specifically Section 2 for the DHCP
message format, 3.1 and 3.5 which describe how all other network
parameters can be received (or not) in the DHCPACK message, and RFC
2132 for a list of the original set of options. There are several
additional RFCs out there, for newer sets of DHCP options

Bert