Difference between revisions of "Host"
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==Client host== | ==Client host== | ||
| − | However, any computer connected to the Internet may be considered a host. A home computer | + | However, any computer connected to the Internet may be considered a host. A home computer running an application, called a [[client]], that accesses services on a remote computer is also a host. This could for example be a personal computer running a [[web browser]] to access [[web server]]s on the Internet. |
==IP address== | ==IP address== | ||
Every Internet host has one or more [[IP addresse]]s uniquely assigned to it, either manually by the computer system administrator, or automatically at start-up by means of the [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol]] (DHCP). | Every Internet host has one or more [[IP addresse]]s uniquely assigned to it, either manually by the computer system administrator, or automatically at start-up by means of the [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol]] (DHCP). | ||
| − | Every host is a physical network node, but some physical network devices such as modems and network switches that are not assigned host addresses are not considered hosts. Devices such as network printers and hardware routers that ''are'' assigned IP addresses are likewise sometimes not considered as hosts. | + | Every host is a physical network [[node]], but some physical network devices such as modems and network switches that are not assigned host addresses are not considered hosts. Devices such as network printers and hardware routers that ''are'' assigned IP addresses are likewise sometimes not considered as hosts. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Clien-server model]] |
| + | *[[Localhost]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
