Pros and Cons
Pros
- simplifies the task of assigning IP numbers to each machine in the network
- makes easy to add, remove or move a host
- can assign defaults: default gateway, domain name, DNS server, WINS server (if any) .
- ability to have fewer IP# than hosts
Cons
- if DHCP server is down, all hosts are down
- hard to keep information on free and used IP #