DHCPNAK/Restart

INITReboot
-/Send DHCPREQUEST

DHCPNAK/Discard offer

INIT

-/DHCPDISCOVER DHCPACK (not accept)/ Send DHCPDECLINE DHCPNAK/ Halt Network

REBOOTING
Select offer/Send DHCPREQUEST

SELECTING
DHCPNAK, Lease expired/ Halt network

REQUESTING

DHCPACK/ Record lease set timers T1, T2

DHCPOFFER/ Collect replies

DHCPACK/ Record lease, set timers T1, T2

DHCPOFFER/ Discard

DHCPACK/Record lease, set T1, T2

REBINDING BOUND

DHCPACK/Record lease, set T1 and T2

DHCPOFFER, DHCPACK, DHCPNAK/ Discard

T1 expires/ Send DHCPREQUEST, to leasing server T2 expires/Broadcast DHCPREQUEST

RENEWING

State-transition diagram for DHCP clients