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[[Internet Protocol]] networks to automatically assign an [[IP address]] to network devices from a configuration server. The BOOTP was originally defined in
▲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While some parts of BOOTP have been effectively superseded by the [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol]] (DHCP), which adds the feature of leases, parts of BOOTP are used to provide service to the DHCP protocol.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.
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