Thursday, November 29, 2007

Networks: Automatic IP address assignment (DHCP)

You want Windows XP Professional computers on your network to receive an IP address automatically.
What kind of server is needed to support this?
1. >>DHCP
2. FTP
3. WINS
4. DNS
Explanation : A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server is needed to support automatic IP address assignment. Network computers lease IP addresses from the DHCP server. You can also have the DHCP server configure other IP configuration properties. These include primary and secondary Domain Name Service (DNS) server, default gateway, and NetBIOS name resolution method and, if appropriate, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server.

A WINS server provides NetBIOS name/IP address resolution. A WINS server is not a required part of automatic IP address assignment.

A DNS server maps TCP/IP host (network computer) names to IP addresses and provides DNS name/IP address resolution services.

A File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server supports file uploads and downloads between the server and network computers.
Objective: Networks