

Observe the Destination and Source fields.In the top Wireshark packet list pane, select the second DHCP packet, labeled DHCP ACK.To analyze DHCP ACK (server acknowledgement) traffic: This is the request to the DHCP server.Īctivity 3 - Analyze DHCP ACK Traffic Edit Observe the Client IP address, Client MAC address, and DHCP option fields.Expand Bootstrap Protocol to view BOOTP details.Notice that it is bootps (67), the BOOTP server port. Notice that it is bootpc (68), the BOOTP client port. Expand User Datagram Protocol to view UDP details.Notice that the destination address is the IP address of the DHCP server. Notice that the source address is your IP address. Expand Internet Protocol Version 4 to view IP details.You can use ipconfig /all and arp -a to confirm. The destination should be your DHCP server's MAC address and the source should be your MAC address. Expand Ethernet II to view Ethernet details.Notice that it is an Ethernet II / Internet Protocol Version 4 / User Datagram Protocol / Bootstrap Protocol frame. Observe the packet details in the middle Wireshark packet details pane.In the top Wireshark packet list pane, select the first DHCP packet, labeled DHCP Request.To view only DHCP traffic, type udp.port = 68 (lower case) in the Filter box and press Enter. Observe the traffic captured in the top Wireshark packet list pane.To analyze DHCP Request (lease renewal) traffic: Activity 2 - Analyze DHCP Request Traffic Edit
