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        RFC 2131:

        Title:      Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
        Author:     R. Droms
        Date:       March 1997
        Mailbox:    droms@bucknell.edu
        Pages:      45
        Characters: 113738
        Updates/Obsoletes: 1541

        URL:        ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc2131.txt


The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a framework
for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCPIP network.
DHCP is based on the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), adding the
capability of automatic allocation of reusable network addresses and
additional configuration options. This document is the product of the
Dynamic Host Configuration Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Draft Standard Protocol.

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