A NIC (Network Interface Card) provides the hardware interface between a computer and a network. These days, almost all new computer motherboards have in-built NIC (Network Interface Card).
Some NIC (Network Interface Card) cards are meant for wired networks while others are for wireless network. Most widely used wired LAN Technology is Ethernet. Ethernet based NIC (Network Interface Card) cards are available in every local electronic hardware shops. Normal speed rating of Ethernet based wired NIC (Network Interface Card) available these days are 10/100/1000 Mbps (Megabits per second).
Every computer participating in network must have at least one NIC. Computers can have more than one NIC card also, if required.
The ideal role of DHCP network engineer is to ensure that all the systems are functioning correctly. Depending upon the network complexity the organizations can have global network engineer (DHCP) across the international locations for extended support.
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Generally, there can be two types of IP addresses – static and dynamic. Static is an unchanging IP address, but most computers use dynamic IP addresses for better connectivity. A DHCP server assigns the dynamic IP address.