DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is network protocol that automatically assigns a unique IP address to each device that connects to a network. This protocol works on the "client-server" model. For automatic configuration, the client computer accesses the so-called DHCP server and receives the necessary parameters from it.

First released1990
Developed byDynamic Host Configuration Protocol Working Group
Latest stable versionDHCPv6
Open-sourceNo
Used byMicrosoft, Google, Amazon

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