FAQ ::: DHCP / BOOTP / TFTP Servers & Protocols

Here, you find questions and answers related to the DHCP, BOOTP, and TFTP protocols, and to the server services that implement these protocols.
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Questions

1. What is BOOTP?
2. What is DHCP?
3. What is TFTP?

Answers

1. What is BOOTP?

BOOTP (BOOTstrap Protocol) is a standardized, vendor independent protocol that allows a booting machine to obtain an IP address and additional configuration parameters over the network from a BOOTP Server. This can also contain the name and location of a network boot file, also called boot image. Back to FAQ overview

2. What is DHCP?

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is the successor to BOOTP, adds dynamic IP address assignment, the concept of "IP leases" and other enhancements. Back to FAQ overview

3. What is TFTP?

TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is a standardized, vendor independent protocol that allows a booting machine to download its network boot file from a TFTP Server. Back to FAQ overview