DHCP is a client/server protocol that facilitates the allocation of IP addresses in a network. DHCP servers run a service that can assign IP addresses and TCP/IP information to clients upon request. DHCP clients are machines running DHCP client software that allows them to communicate with DHCP servers to obtain IP address and network settings.

1. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol that is based on client / server architecture is
used to facilitate the allocation of IP addresses in a network. DHCP is divided into two modes or models.
The first is DHCP servers and DHCP clients.
The DHCP server is a machine that runs a service that can "rent" an IP address and TCP / IP information
to all the other clients that request it. Some network operating systems such as Windows NT Server,
Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, or GNU / Linux has a service like this.
DHCP client is a client machine that is running the DHCP client software that allows them to be able to
communicate with a DHCP server. Most of the network client operating systems (Windows NT
Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or GNU / Linux) have software
like this.