To give the reasons why we need host configuration.
❑ To give a historical background of two protocols used for host
configuration in the past.
❑ To define DHCP as the current Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol.
❑ To discuss DHCP operation when the client and server are on the
same network or on different networks.
❑ To show how DHCP uses two well-known ports of UDP to achieve
configuration.
❑ To discuss the states the clients go through to lease an IP address
from a DHCP server.