COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK LAYER

NETWORK LAYER PROTOCOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
DHCP is used for
A
IPV6
B
IPV4
C
both a & b
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -DHCP is used for IPv4 and IPv6. While both versions serve the same purpose, the details of the protocol for IPv4 and IPv6 are sufficiently different that they should be considered separate protocols.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The server has two basic functions: Managing IP addresses – The DHCP server controls a range of IP addresses and allocates them to clients, either permanently or for a defined period of time. The server uses a lease mechanism to determine how long a client can use a nonpermanent address.

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