Displaying DHCP Statistics

Purpose

Display DHCP statistics, including lease times, packets dropped, and DHCP and BOOTP messages received and sent, to verify normal operation.

Action

Enter the show system services dhcp statistics command to display the DHCP statistics.

Packets dropped:
    Total                      0

Messages received:
    BOOTREQUEST                0
    DHCPDECLINE                0
    DHCPDISCOVER               0
    DHCPINFORM                 0
    DHCPRELEASE                0
    DHCPREQUEST               78

Messages sent:
    BOOTREPLY                  0
    DHCPOFFER                  0
    DHCPACK                   78
    DHCPNAK                    0

What it Means

Verify the following:

• The default settings displayed are consistent with your DHCP server configuration.
• The number of dropped packets and errors is small.
• DHCPREQUEST messages have been received and DHCPACK messages have been sent.

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