DHCP Protocol
This page provides information on the DHCP Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol operates on UDP port 67 and UDP port 68, both officially registered with the IANA.
Protocol Description
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a way for servers to automatically provide IP addresses to devices on a local network.
Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.
Protocol Details
- ID
- 18
- Full Name
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- Abbreviation
- DHCP
- Category Tag
- networking
- Category
- Networking
- Home Page
- DHCP
- Introduced
- Version 2.88
Protocol Ports - RFC
- UDP 67
- Bootstrap Protocol Server
- UDP 68
- Bootstrap Protocol Client
Related Protocols
Review the Networking category suite below, or explore the complete protocol catalog.