Suppose in DHCP server running network(assigning ip
addresses automatically), you connect a Laptop in the same
n/w, now how the DHCP is going to assign a IP add. to it and
how it will came to know that there's one new machine added.

Answer Posted / sakadevan.g

DHCP-Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Dhcp server provides ip address based on the MAC Address.
If you connect a laptop (Dhcp dosent follow wheather it is
new or Old) client computer discover the dhcp server in the
network and the client send the offer for receving IP
address from dhcp server then dhcp server send the IP
address (IF Ip available otherwise it will not send )

This Process is called DORA
D-discovering the dhcp server in the network
O-offer for send the request for Ip
R-Receive ip from dhcp server
A-Acknowledge for dhcp server(Negative Acknowledge if No
free IP )

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