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The '''Bootstrap Protocol''' ('''BOOTP''') is a [[computer network]]ing protocol used in
[[Internet Protocol]] networks to automatically assign an [[IP address]] to network devices from a configuration server. The BOOTP was originally defined in RFC 951.
While some parts of BOOTP have been effectively superseded by the [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol]] (DHCP), which adds the feature of leases, parts of BOOTP are used to provide service to the DHCP protocol. DHCP servers also provide the legacy BOOTP functionality.▼
When a network-connected computer [[booting|boots]]-up, its IP-stack broadcasts BOOTP network-messages requesting an IP-address assignment. A BOOTP configuration-server replies to the request by assigning an IP address from a pool of addresses, which is preconfigured by an administrator.
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Initially requiring the use of a boot [[floppy disk]] to establish the initial network connection, manufacturers of network cards later embedded the protocol in the [[BIOS]] of the interface cards as well as system boards with on-board network adapters, thus allowing direct network booting.
▲While some parts of BOOTP have been effectively superseded by the [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol]] (DHCP), which adds the feature of leases, parts of BOOTP are used to provide service to the DHCP protocol. DHCP servers also provide the legacy BOOTP functionality.
==History==
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