COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES AND PROTOCOLS
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dynamic allocation
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automatic allocation
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static allocation
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: We use DHCP to allow the hosts to acquire their ip addresses dynamically which is better than visiting each and every host on the network and configure all of this information manually. Explanation: DHCP is used for both IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a client/server protocol that automatically provides an Internet Protocol (IP) host with its IP address and other related configuration information such as the subnet mask and default gateway.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most used configuration for dhcp server is the range from 192.168. 1.2-192.168. 1.254 with the subnet mask 255.255. 255.0 ( /24 ) has 254 usable IP addresses.
Detailed explanation-4: -A scope is a consecutive range of IP addresses that a DHCP server can draw on to fulfill an IP address request from a DHCP client. By defining one or more scopes on the DHCP server, the server can manage the distribution and assignment of IP addresses to DHCP clients.
Detailed explanation-5: -The DHCP server determines the configuration based on the client’s hardware address as specified in the CHADDR (client hardware address) field. In the following example the server (192.168.1.1) specifies the client’s IP address in the YIADDR (your IP address) field.