Zeroconf (Zero Configuration) is the collection protocol used for link-local IP assignment and service discovery. Zeroconf is only used if DHCP is not available, since it is located on clients machine. When DHCP is available again, the Zeroconf releases its assigned IP and uses the one provided by DHCP server.
IPv4LL (IPv4 Link Local) protocol is used for address assignment when ...
Leasing - is the process of borrowing of an IP by the device, while it is connected to the network. When the client is connected to the network for the first time, the IP is obtained from the DHCP server. It can be used for specified period of time depending on DHCP server and client configuration. If the defined time ...
Assigning IP addresses to all the end devices in the network is the main task of the DHCP. So called DHCP server is assigning the IP addresses and terminating those when they are not required anymore. DHCP server stores and modifies information about IPs that already are in use, that will be available soon, and which are not allowed. In ...
This article is intended to show difference between IPv4 and IPv6. It introduces the list of new features that IPv6 is offering.
When you see IPv6 address it is easy to notice how differently it is written. While IPv4 is written in a form of four decimal numbers separated by a period, the IPv6 is having eight hexadecimal numbers separated by ...
The name for the TCP/IP protocol IGMP can stand either for Internet Group Management Protocol or Internet Group Multicast Protocol. It is used for sending exact same packets of data to multiple nodes. Unlike broadcasting, the group of recipients can be defined. Although most of data is sent on P2P basis in the network, IGMP is providing multicasting that uses ...
What is Subnet Mask, Types of Subnet Mask? Why you should care? Well, every device in the IPv4 network has its own subnet mask, that defines which subnet device it belongs to. Subnet mask is a 32-bit number that is being combined with device IP for identification of its subnetwork.
Subnet mask can be written either in binary (111111.111111.111111.000000) or decimal ...
