Chapter 21. DHCP
Every device that connects to a network needs a unique IP address. Because computers and users in an organization often change locations, it can be difficult and time-consuming to manage static IP address assignments. Although some devices should always be statically assigned IP addressing information, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) installed on a server helps manage the addressing of the majority of devices in the enterprise. DHCP is available for both IPv4 (DHCPv4) and for IPv6 (DHCPv6).
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol v4
DHCPv4 assigns IPv4 addresses and other network configuration information dynamically. Because desktop clients usually make up the bulk of network nodes, DHCPv4 is an extremely useful and ...
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