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Its very simple one when the host connects to the network it is DHCP dynamic host control protocol which is used to assign the IP address to the address seeking hosts in the network. it simply take any IP address from the pool of IP address and assign on to the host on lease based after using this must be sent back to the DHCP server ( your router in most cases )

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Q: What allows a host to obtain an IP address dynamically when it connects to the network?
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