Difference between revisions of "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)"

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The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol used on UDP/IP networks whereby a DHCP server dynamically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters to each device/computer on a network.


  • Static vs dynamic IP addressing
  • Reservations
  • Scopes
  • Leases
  • Options (DNS servers, suffixes)
  • IP helper/DHCP relay

Available DHCP Servers:


dhclient -r INTERFACE
dhclient -r INTERFACE -v (verbose)


Related files:

  • /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf



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