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    Synology’s DHCP server

    Apr 27, 2022 2 minutes

    When a device connects to your home network, it sends a request to your router asking for an IP address. Your router’s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server looks to see which addresses are in use, then it sends a spare one, so your device can connect to the internet.

    DHCP works brilliantly, but the servers that are built into routers

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