dhcp and bootp

[carl_townshend]

Hi all, can anyone tell me the difference between these ?

[mohammedmahmoud]

Hi,

The bootstrap protocol (BOOTP) is a host configuration protocol developed before DHCP. DHCP improves on BOOTP and resolves specific limitations BOOTP had as a host configuration service. RFC 951 defines BOOTP.

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/8e75e9f0-72e0-4b06-b6dd-abf88e652d3a1033.mspx?mfr=true

HTH, please do rate all helpful replies,

Mohammed Mahmoud.

[carl_townshend]

so do any pc's etc still use bootp ?

[mohammedmahmoud]

Hi,

AFAIK, BOOTP was intended for diskless workstations with limited boot capabilities, accordingly i don't think that modern PC support it.

HTH, please do rate all helpful replies,

Mohammed Mahmoud.