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Line 8: 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. BOOTP is implemented using the [[User Datagram Protocol]] (UDP) for transport. Port number 67 is used by the (DHCP) server for receiving client-requests, and port number 68 is used by the client for receiving (DHCP) server responses. BOOTP operates only on [[IPv4]] networks. Historically, BOOTP has also been used for [[Unix-like]] [[diskless workstation]]s to obtain the network ___location of their [[boot image]], in addition to the IP address assignment. Enterprises used it to roll out a pre-configured client (e.g., [[Microsoft Windows\|Windows]]) installation to newly installed PCs.

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