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ARP Communication

Does DHCP use ARP only as communication protocol to assign an IP Address?

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No. Read this page, and if you'll have further questions, ask.

Eli Bendersky  2010-03-26 04:18:44
a client need to broadcast DHCPREQ message to the network right?. Assume the client doesn't have IP yet. How does DHCP Server send DHCPRESP to the client with no IP?. Does it use broadcast message also ? Thanks.
deddihp  2010-03-26 04:30:17
@deddihp: yes, it sends a broadcast
Eli Bendersky  2010-03-26 04:44:00

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