On Sunday, 27 March 2022 16:07:30 BST Patrick Wigmore wrote:
> What is the IP address of the user's device, and how does it get
> allocated to that device?
The Webserver is also a DHCP Server and a DNS Server. The bottom 100
addresses are reserved for devices that a permanently connected, eg river
system etc. The top 100 or so addresses are allocated to a user (eg a
Visitor) by the DHCP Server. As soon as the user's device is connected to the
WiFi network, nodogsplash routes his browser to the Webserver.
In other words, when a Visitor connects to the site WiFi he gets a landing
page on his device which allows him to choose the content he wishes to view.
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