Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP)
DHCP provides a protocol to dynamically allocate
IP addresses to computers on a local network.
System administrator assigns a range of IP
addresses to DHCP, and LAN clients are granted them upon request.
(Client computers receive "leases" that allow them to use the IP
address for a fixed period of time, or for the period that they are
active on the network.)
DHCP can be configured in Network
preferences.
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