Automatic IP Address Assignment: How DHCP Works
Explains the concept of DHCP, an application-layer protocol that your own computer probably uses to get an IP address from your network. Here's a list of the sections in this video and their time codes: 00:14 - A world without DHCP 01:26 - DHCP to the rescue 02:15 - The four-step process My DHCP video was originally uploaded on September 7th 2013, but I made a new version after an attentive viewer pointed out some inaccuracies. == Further reading == Can I have multiple DHCP servers on one network? - serverfault.com/questions/368512/can-i-have-multiple-dhcp-servers-on-one-network How can IP conflicts be resolved? - support.microsoft.com/kb/133490/en The fine print: in some cases DHCP offer and ACK messages are unicast - stackoverflow.com/questions/10636699/why-are-dhcp-offer-and-ack-broadcasted
