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How does DHCP client ensure that no other computer has its assigned IP address?5
Q: How does DHCP client ensure that no other computer has its assigned IP address?
- 1Acknowledge receipt of a TCP segmentfalse
- 2Ping to its own address to see if a response is detectedfalse
- 3Broadcast a Proxy ARPfalse
- 4Broadcast a gratuitous ARPtrue
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Answer : 4. "Broadcast a gratuitous ARP"
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Answer: D) Broadcast a gratuitous ARP Explanation: To stop possible address conflicts , a DHCP client will use gratuitous ARP (broadcast an ARP request for its own IP address) to see if another host responds.