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DHCP

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Description: DHCP, standing for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, is an RFC defining networking protocol for host management. There is no authentication process in DHCP. This is not a secured protocol. The RFC can be reached at : http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2131.txt. Read an introduction to DHCP at : http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-04/networknirvana_01.html.


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