Ran a ping and tracroute on my MacBook and got no response. Downloaded "Fing" and discovered a list
of DHCP params(12), Bonjour +services "companion link(tcp.local" and protocols: UDP5353, Bonjour(Zeroconf)
I am the administrator, I own the router and all I want to do is shop a little and take pics of my grandchildren. Why am I now a DHCP client and is this normal?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6
To connect to the Internet, your Mac needs an IP address – and related information, such as its subnet mask, and the address of the gateway it uses to send packets to the Internet.
There are several ways of getting this information:
Your MacBook is a DHCP client because it is using DHCP to request automatic configuration. Your router is a DHCP server because it is using DHCP to configure your MacBook. This is entirely normal.
To connect to the Internet, your Mac needs an IP address – and related information, such as its subnet mask, and the address of the gateway it uses to send packets to the Internet.
There are several ways of getting this information:
Your MacBook is a DHCP client because it is using DHCP to request automatic configuration. Your router is a DHCP server because it is using DHCP to configure your MacBook. This is entirely normal.
DHCP is a network management protocol that automatically assigns an IP which you must have.
Its use is normal and generally a good thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol
Just discovered my Macbook is a DHCP client and as admin, I didn't know it. Normal?
