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21. When will the server to server protocol be defined? The DHC WG of the IETF is actively investigating the issues in inter-server communication. The protocol should...
20. Can a DHCP server back up another DHCP server? You can have two or more servers handing out leases for different addresses. If each has a...
15. Can a BOOTP client boot from a DHCP server? Only if the DHCP server is specifically written to also handle BOOTP queries. 16. Can a DHCP...
13. Can DHCP support statically defined addresses? Yes. At least there is nothing in the protocol to preclude this and one expects it to be a feature...
It is theoretically possible to develop software for client-machines that finds an unused address by picking them out of the blue and broadcasting a request of all...
8. What is an IP address? An IP address (also called an IP number) is a number (typically written as four numbers separated by periods, i.e. 107.4.1.3...
6. How is it different than VLANs? DHCP and VLANs, which are very different in concept, are sometimes cited as different solutions to the same problem. While...
5. How is it different than BOOTP or RARP? DHCP is based on BOOTP and maintains some backward compatibility. The main difference is that BOOTP was designed...

