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networks/dhcp-how-a-device-gets-an-address-the-moment-it-joins-the-wi-fi.md
DHCP: how a device gets an address the moment it joins the Wi-Fi
Every device on a network needs its own address, but nobody types one in when you join café Wi-Fi. A helper called DHCP hands them out with…
6 min read · 9 Nov