What is the difference between DNS and DHCP?

DHCP is what is used by the router to assign an IP address to a specific computer, while DNS is a service that translates website names into the website’s IP address. Therefore, DHCP assigns IP addresses, and DNS looks up already existing addresses.

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What is dhclient?

Linux: dhclient The dhclient command can release your computer’s IP address and get a new one from your DHCP server. dhclient is generated by NetworkManager. dhclient.conf is located in /etc/dhcp. This requires root permissions, so use sudo. Run dhclient with no options to get a new IP address or use the -r switch to release your […]

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