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Glossary DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) When a computer with no fixed IP address starts up, it asks the DHCP server for a temporary IP address. The DHCP server allocates an IP address, which falls within the same sub-network as the server and does not conflict with other computers on the network, to the client. ICMP Protocol ICMP stands for 'Internet Control Message Protocol', it is a Network layer of Internet protocol that reports errors and provides other information relevant to IP packet processing. ICMP sends the following messages: Flow Control, Destination Unreachable, Redirecting Routes and Echo Message. For example, the UNIX command Ping is based on ICMP to test whether a particular computer is connected to the Internet. IP IP stands for Internet Protocol. IP address uniquely identifies a host computer connected to the Internet from other Internet hosts, for the purposes of communication through the transfer of packets. IP has the following features: ! Defining data packet structure, packet is the basic unit of data exchange. ! Addressing data packets. ! Moving data between Network layer and Transport layer. ! Routing packets from the sender to the destination network. ! Breaking messages into packets and reassembling the packets into the original message. MAC Address Each network interface card has a unique six bytes long identification number that has been assigned in the factory. When a data packet arrives, the network card matches the destination address on the data packet with its own MAC address to decides to whether receive or discard the packet. 124