Windows IP Address Configurations

Question 1

How Windows gets an IP Address

Answer 1

• DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  
  • Automatic IP addressing
  • This is default
• APIP = Automatic Private IP Address
  
  • Theres no static address or DHCP server
  • Communicate locally (Link Local Address)
  • Assigns 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255
  • No internet connectivity

-Static address = Assign all address parameters manually

Question 2

TCP / IP Address

Answer 2

IP address - Unique identifier

 - Subnet mask - identifies subnet
 - Gateway -the route of the subnet to the world

• DNS - Domain Name Services
• DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Loopback address - 12.0.0.1