Hour 12. Configuration

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

Dynamic address assignment DHCP NAT Zeroconf

In the old days, every client computer held a static IP address defined somewhere within a configuration file, and to change the configuration, the system administrator had to go change the file. Networks today, however, require a more versatile and convenient approach, and most computers operate through some form of dynamic or automatic configuration. This hour looks at some common techniques for configuring TCP/IP networking.