Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours, Fourth Edition

Hour 12. Automatic Configuration

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

• Dynamic address assignment

• DHCP

• Network Address Translation

• Zeroconf

In the old days, every client computer held a static IP address defined somewhere within a configuration file, and to change the configuration, the system administrator had to go change the file. Networks today, however, require a more versatile and convenient approach. Why not manage the TCP/IP configuration through automated services running on the network? This hour looks at some common techniques for automating TCP/IP address assignment.

At the completion of this hour, you will be able to

• Describe DHCP and the benefits it provides

• Describe the process of leasing an IP address through DHCP

• Describe the purpose of ...