[Cialug] SOT: DHCP client address acquisition speed

[Nathan C. Smith]

What kinds of things on a network can affect the time it takes for a client to acquire a DHCP lease?

When I PXE boot it seems to take 20-40 seconds for a machine to get a lease, is that "normal"?  Windows machines seem to pick up leases in a reasonable amount of time.

Does the architecture of the network - number of switches, etc, have a bearing on the time to get a DHCP lease?

Thanks.

-Nate