DHCP,
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is an Internet protocol. It resides in a DHCP server and clients that use the server. Simply put, a DHCP server supplies Internet Protocol (IP) addresses when requested by client computers on a TCP/IP network that have TCP/IP configured to obtain their IP addresses automatically. A DHCP server is configured to use a range of IP addresses known as its scope. It automatically and dynamically manages the allocation of IP addresses within its scope. IP addresses are assigned to clients under a lease arrangement that can be set for to expire after a given time.
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| More DHCP Questions and Answers. |
- Does it come with windows 2000 when you install it? No.
- Is it part of the Operating System? It depends how you define Operating System. The client is part of the TCP/IP protocol. A DHCP server may come with the Operating System software.
- When you have a cable MODEM from an ISP is the DHCP sitting at the ISP site? Yes, one of them is. A DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) cable MODEM also has a DHCP server which supplies a local IP address that is used to connect to the ISP DHCP server top obtain an IP for the Internet.
- Is DHCP part part of the Windows 2000 Server the operating system? A DHCP server is included as a service with Windows NT/2000 Server. Windows 2000, 98 SE/Me, etc. Internet Connection Server (ICS) software includes a DHCP server.
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