TCP/IP-Based Network Services
Identify the purpose of the following network services: DHCP/BOOTP, DNS, NAT/ICS, WINS, and SNMP.
On its own, TCP/IP provides devices with a means to communicate, but combined with other services, such as the following, it can do even more:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
BOOT Protocol (BOOTP)
Domain Name System (DNS)
Network Address Translation (NAT) and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
Services such as the ones discussed in the following sections provide functionality far beyond the basics of network communication. They provide a means to manage and administer a TCP/IP-based network. Today, it is quite likely that a network of ...
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