PC Freak

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DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

what happens is, is a computer is setup for dhcp. Meaning that your ip setting is set to obtain an ip address automatically. You have to have a server on the other end receiving the ip address request. What this server has is a list of ip's that it has "bought". This server then assigns your computer with one of the ip's in it's list either just while your online or for a set amount of time.

hope this helps
 

JackMDS

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Yes.

If you have DHCP in the system, you don't have to assign IP numbers.

The DHCP automatically assign the IP number to each logged Computer.

Make sure that there is no more then one DHCP server active in your system.
 

BuckMaster

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The only computer that has a static IP address is the server or the computer running DHCP, which then asigns all the local computers IP address through DHCP automatically.
 

spidey07

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Don't forget about all the other goodies of DHCP:

default router
NTP servers
mask
domain name
DNS servers
DNS domain
WINS servers
netbios node type
bootp file

with DHCP...you'll never have to touch the network control panel of a windows box again.
 

Workin'

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You can use many of the features in a peer-to-peer network. But you'll mainly use the IP address assignment feature, since in a p-to-p network you likely won't use DNS, bootp, domain name, or WINS.