DHCP should only be enabled if your network is set up for dynamic IP addressing.
Windows Server Family, Linux are some examples. And also there are some routers that have the DHCP service enabled.
The method of enabling DHCP depends on the OS in use. On Windows, DHCP can be enabled by activating the 'Automatically choose IP address' setting in the connection properties dialogue box of the connection.
Nothing. That is not a valid IP address as its stands however ip addresses with the first 2 octets of 169.254.xxx.xxx means that Automatic Private IP Addressing has been enabled because no DHCP server was found and no static address has been defined.
yes DHCP require the authorization of the dhcp server before IP addresses can be allocated because until we authorize DHCP server the network does not know who is the dhcp server for the subnet. The DHCP server broadcasts the information to all.
Yes, it is easier than setting up a DHCP server.Yes, it is easier than setting up a DHCP server.Yes, it is easier than setting up a DHCP server.Yes, it is easier than setting up a DHCP server.
Yes.
Yes, a LAN could have two DHCP servers, but it wouldn't make much sense. Typically each LAN has it's own DHCP server or uses a DHCP relay agent to get an address from another subnet.
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The port 67 and port 68 are used by DHCP and the DHCP clients.
Yes. The client will renew the same address lease for as long as the DHCP server allows.