DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is used assign IP addresses to the devices to enter to a Network.This configuration will be done automatically without manual involvement.
The early stage of networking,the user had the ability to manually assign IP addresses to their devices.But the modern world cannot work like that due to the no of devices in play.
So DHCP automates this process to make it easier & quicker . The DHCP servers or routers handle this process according to set of predefined rules.
Usually the router act as a DHCP server in homes & in some small business.But in large network a computer will act as a DHCP server.
The DHCP Server automatically assigns the below to a device.
- IP Address
- Subnet Mask
- Default Gateway
- DNS Server
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