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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While some parts of BOOTP have been effectively superseded by the [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol]] (DHCP), which adds the feature of leases, parts of BOOTP are used to provide service to the DHCP protocol.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==