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How to Setup DHCP Server and Client on CentOS and Ubuntu

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Jun 19, 2020

DHCP (short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a client/server protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an IP address and other related configuration parameters (such as the subnet mask and default gateway) to a client on a network

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