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Why can't you set up DHCP on a hub?

Updated: 12/12/2022
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Hubs are dumb devices that operate at the hardware layer of the network only. They basically function like an old party line phone system where everything that gets transmitted is sent to every port on the hub and all the connected devices ignore transmissions not sent to them. Hubs are simply not sophisticated enough to offer services and protocols such as DHCP, DNS or any other network protocols themselves. Devices that do offer DHCP are typically routers, some layer 3 switches or servers.

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