protocol (DHCP) A
protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate
IP addresses to computers on a
local area network. The
system administrator assigns a range of IP addresses to DHCP and each client computer on the LAN has its
TCP/IP software configured to request an IP address from the DHCP server. The request and grant process uses a lease concept with a controllable time period.
DHCP is defined in
RFC 2131.
Microsoft introduced DHCP on their NT server with version 3.5 in late 1994.
(https://dhcp.org/).
(1998-11-22)