Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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History

Reverse Address Resolution Protocol Diskless workstations Data link layer Bootstrap Protocol WPAD

7 related topics

Operation

Connectionless User Datagram Protocol BOOTP Broadcast domains DHCP Helper or DHCP Relay Agent

11 related topics

Overview

Network management protocol Internet Protocol IP addresses Client–server Server

32 related topics

Security

Rogue DHCP Denial-of-service attack Man-in-the-middle attack 802.1X PANA

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Base standards: RFC 1531
Status: Active
Year started: October 1993; 32 years ago (1993-10)

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Overview

Network management protocol Network protocol
Internet Protocol
IP addresses IP address
Client–server
Server Server (computing)
Protocol stack
Requests Request–response
Residential networks Residential network
Campus networks Campus network
Routers Router (computing)
Residential gateways Residential gateway
Unique Universally unique identifier
Internet Protocol version 4
IPv6
DHCPv6
Client–server model
Broadcast Broadcasting (networking)
Default gateway
Domain name
Name servers Name server
Time servers Time server
Booting
Network administrator
LAN
MAC address
Link-local addressing
Variable-length string Variable-length code
Firmware
Set-top boxes Set-top box
Aruba Aruba Networks

History

Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
Diskless workstations Diskless workstation
Data link layer
Bootstrap Protocol
WPAD Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol
Prefix delegation
Stateless address autoconfiguration

Operation

Connectionless
User Datagram Protocol
BOOTP
Broadcast domains Broadcast domain
DHCP Helper or DHCP Relay Agent Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Unicast
Broadcast address
Ethernet
Ping Ping (networking utility)
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
WPAD Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol

Client configuration parameters

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Options

Type–length–value

Relaying

Reliability

Fault-tolerant

Security

Rogue DHCP
Denial-of-service attack
Man-in-the-middle attack
802.1X
PANA Protocol for Carrying Authentication for Network Access
EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol

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Triples35

Avg. degree1.97

Density0.028571

Components1

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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related to IETF standards documents · 24

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol → Active DHCPv4 Lease Query, BOOTP Vendor Extensions, Detecting Network Attachment, DHCP, DHCP Options, DHCP Relay Agent Information, DHCPv4, DHCPv4 Bulk Leasequery, DHCPv6, DNAv4, Domain Search Option, Draft Standard, IPv4, IPv6, Leasequery, Node-specific Client Identifiers, Option, Options, Proposed Standard, Protocol

related to External links · 4

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol → DHCP, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

Base standards · 1

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol → RFC 1531

Status · 1

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol → Active

Year started · 1

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol → October 1993; 32 years ago (1993-10)

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Important terminology

dhcp server client ip address network protocol rfc configuration may information relay clients servers broadcast networks ipv6 lease message agent

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	Base standards	RFC 1531	1.00	infobox
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	Status	Active	1.00	infobox
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	Year started	October 1993; 32 years ago (1993-10)	1.00	infobox
default gateway	instance of	The DHCP server manages a pool of IP addresses and information about client configuration parameters	0.80	text
domain name	instance of	The DHCP server manages a pool of IP addresses and information about client configuration parameters	0.80	text
the name servers	instance of	The DHCP server manages a pool of IP addresses and information about client configuration parameters	0.80	text
and time servers	instance of	The DHCP server manages a pool of IP addresses and information about client configuration parameters	0.80	text
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	related to External links	Wiktionary-logo-en-v2	0.60	section
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	related to External links	Media	0.60	section
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	related to External links	DHCP	0.60	section
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	related to External links	Wikimedia Commons	0.60	section
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	related to IETF standards documents	RFC	0.60	section

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