DHCP is a client-server protocol, so it "runs" both on the router (as a server program vending available IP addresses) and the local machine (as a client progra

DHCP is a client-server protocol, so it "runs" both on the router (as a server program vending available IP addresses) and the local machine (as a client program initiating the request for an IP address, and ultimately accepting the given IP address from the DHCP server on the router).