Autoconfiguration

• Autoconfiguration Server has a bank of addresses

  • When a PC “logs in,” it gets a temporary IP number.
  • Popular standards are DHCP (in Windows NT) and RARP

• Large stations receive permanent addresses

DHCP Request for Address

DHCP Response:

Your Temporary Address is

127.171.17.35

DHCP

Server

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