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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A
protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.
Devices can be your computer, router, wireless access point, telephone,
even your fridge!! With dynamic addressing, a device can have a
different IP address every time it connects to the network. DHCP
also supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses. Dynamic
assignment of IP addresses makes the life of a network administration
easier because the DHCP server (called a server but is generally a
software program running on a server) keeps track of IP addresses rather
than requiring an administrator to manage the task. This means that a new
device can be added to a network without the hassle of manually assigning
it a unique IP address. Generally ISPs use dynamic IP addressing for
dial-up and broadband users.
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