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DHCP

How your device gets an IP the instant it joins a network. Every section is a drawn page beside a clear written explanation, about 7 minutes in all.

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The first drawn page of DHCP: Why DHCP exists
The chapter's first page: Why DHCP exists

In this chapter

  • Why DHCP exists
  • What DHCP hands out
  • The DORA exchange
  • Discover is a broadcast
  • IPs are leased, not owned
  • Dynamic vs reserved

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