What is a dhcp server?

Answer 1

A DHCP Server (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) automatically gives network devices (computer, smart phone, etc.) the configuration information required to communicate on a network. The DHCP server will assign a device an IP address, a subnet mask and a default gateway. Some DHCP servers will also provide the network device with further configuration information such as the address of a DNS (Domain Name Server).

When your computer or smart phone connects to a wireless network, it has most likely recieved is configuration from a DHCP server.

Answer 2

When you get on a LAN each computer gets assigned an IP - usually on a home lan it's

something like 192.168.1.100.

Type ipconfig in the command box and you'll see what yours is. Either a DHCP server or a router can be set up to take requests for these address assignments.

That's it!

Answer 3

DHCP is a dynamic host configuration Protocol, dynamic host configuration protocol assing the ip(internet protocol) address inside the network or dhcp used to assign ip address to host or workstation on the network. Dynamic Host configuration Protocol different IP address every time it connect to the network (How to work DHCP server). It Provide IP address in any system in the follwing four step :- 1) Dynamic Host Configuration protocol Lease Request. 2) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Lease Offer. 3) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Lease Selection. 4) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Lease knowlegment

Answer 4

DHCP is the service that gives out the settings for network adaptors in a LAN. This includes the IP adaptor address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS servers, and other configurable settings.

Answer 5

DHCP is the service that gives out the settings for network adapters in a LAN. This includes the IP adapter address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS servers, and other configurable settings.

It provides the IP address dynamically to all machine.one can make M-DHCP entries also so that the machine gets particular IP address from DHCP server. We do not need to configure each system for IP.

Answer 6

DHCP is basically a host configuration protocol. DHCP stands for dynamic host configutaion protocol. Before DHCP there were two protocol RARP and BootP But they were deprecated.