What is DHCP?

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What is DHCP?

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DHCP is a service, which is provided by DHCP servers. It dynamically assigns TCP/IP addresses to clients on a network. It is a TCP/IP standard, which reduces the complexity and administrative overhead of managing a network. It prevents an administrator from having to manually configure static IP addresses for individual resources. The DHCP service enables a computer to function as a DHCP server and configure DHCP-enabled client computers on a network. DHCP, which runs on a server, enables the automatic, centralized management of IP addresses and other TCP/IP configuration settings for the network's client computers.

Note: If the DHCP server is offline, a user cannot obtain necessary addresses from the server. Hence, without valid TCP/IP addresses from the DHCP server, the user will not be able to communicate with anyone on the network or access network resources.


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