What is DHCP or DHCP server?
What is DHCP or DHCP server or DORA? DHCP DHCP is an abbreviation of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, it is a protocol that helps you to gain an IP address whenever your device boots up in the personal or public network. It provides a dynamic IP address from the IP pool for your device. Clint DHCP uses port 68 and 67 for servers to listen to requests in a network. Whenever a device boots up it uses DORA(Discover Offer Request Acknowledge) concept, which works like the below: At boot-up time device sends a broadcast request known as discover request in the network, the DHCP server or DHCP agent listens to that request and offers an IP address to the device, the device then sends a request back to the agent or server, and thereafter the requested IP address is acknowledged by the agent or the server. As we know DHCP provides a dynamic IP address from the pool so to utilizes fewer IPs mostly agent and DHCP servers are con