How does a Jini-enabled device get an IP address when it enters the network?
Created May 4, 2012
Tim Rohaly Jini requires hosts to have a reachable IP address, but it
doesn't specify how these addresses get assigned. A common method of
obtaining a dynamic IP address is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol). A DHCP server provides an IP address, subnet mask,
and other network configuration information (e.g. gateway and DNS server addresses)
to new hosts on a network. The DHCP server must exist on the network, and
hosts musts be configured to use DHCP to dynamically acquire this information.