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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

A protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a local area network. The system administrator assigns a range of IP addresses to DHCP and each client computer on the LAN has its TCP/IP software configured to request automatically an IP address from the DHCP server when it starts up. The request and grant process uses a lease concept with a controllable time period.

This eases the network installation procedure on the client computer side considerably.


DHCP is defined in RFC 2131.


Microsoft introduced DHCP on their NT server with version 3.5 in late 1994.


www.dhcp.org


(1998-11-22)


Source: foldoc


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