Windows IP Address Configuration

Question 1

How Windows gets an IP address - Windows IP Address Configuration

Answer 1

• DHCP (Dynamic Host configuration Protocol)
  
  • Automatic IP addressing - This is the default
• APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing)
  
  • There’s no static address or DHCP server
  • Communicate on the local network - No internet connectivity
  • Assigns 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255 - link local address
• Static address
  
  • Assign all IP address parameters manually
  • You need to know very specific details

Question 2

TCP/IP host addresses - Windows IP Address Configuration

Answer 2

• IP Address - Unique identifier
• Subnet mask - Identifies the subnet
• Gateway - The route off the subnet to the rest of teh world
• DNS – Domain Name Services - Converts names to IP addresses
• DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Loopback address - 127.0.0.1 - It’s always there!