IP addresses: how to get one?

Hosts (host portion):

• hard-coded by system admin in a file

• DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: dynamically get address: “plug-and-play”

  • host broadcasts “DHCP discover” msg
  • DHCP server responds with “DHCP offer” msg
  • host requests IP address: “DHCP request” msg
  • DHCP server sends address: “DHCP ack” msg

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