On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:07, Matt Greer wrote:
> On Thursday 30 August 2001 01:50, you wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I was setting up network and it asked if my IP address is "Manual",
> > "DHCP", or "BootP". What is the difference? I know what DHCP is in
> > Windows terms (dynamically assigned IP address), so that's the same
> > thing, right?
>
> dhcp isn't a windows thing. It's a protocol for getting an ip address
> dynamically, most isp's now adays use it. Bootp is a similiar protocol, but
> less used. manual means you have a specific ip address that your nic will
> always have. That's typically for a LAN, but it could be for any number of
> reasons.
>
> If you used dhcp in windows, then dhcp is what you should choose for linux.
> If you're not sure, call up your isp.
>
> Matt
DHCP was, once-upon-a-time, a M$-only protocol. Bootp was its UNIX
equivalent, but it never really caught on since DHCP was ported to *NIX.
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