4.2.2. DHCP

• DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
• It is a layer III protocol used to assign IP addresses to computers which connect to the net.
• Additionally, DHCP is used to inform the computer about other details of the network, such as the DNS and gateway IPs.
• More details about DHCP in Linux are available in the DHCP HOWTO.
• DHCP-configured connections will usually "just work" if you will select "automatically configure" in your distro network setup.