Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers generally log entries when a specific IP address is assigned to a particular MAC address, when a lease was renewed on the network, the timestamp it renewed, and so on, thus having significant value in network forensics. The following screenshot of the router's DHCP table presents a list of dynamically allocated hosts:
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