It's called a DHCP server. DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol.
You don't need a stand-alone server to provide that function. Almost all routers (wired or wireless) will provide the function or "service", as it's called. And most operating systems will provide some level of it built in. Sometimes it's part of the "internet sharing" function.
Management & Allocation of IP Addresses to computers in a Network is done by DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Servers.
DHCP server
A Dynamic Server serves up IP addresses to computers on a network. The purpose of the dynamic server is to protect the user's identity online. This is why it sends different IP addresses every time the user logs on.
DHCP server gives the IP address
What type of server resolves fully qualifi ed domain names to IP addresses?Keyboard Shortcuts
A client or server is the type of network that has a computer called a file server that acts as the central storage location. Peer to peer is a network that does not have a server, all the computers essentially are equal.
client/server
Type your answer here... File Server
client/server network
Dns
application server
DNS Server
mAC ADDRESS its actually network addresses.