| 摘要 |
A method of operating a wireless communication device includes transmitting a query to a wireless network. The query requests information about a type of Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment in use on the wireless network. The method also includes receiving a reply from the wireless network, wherein the reply includes the information about the type of IP address assignment in use on the wireless network. The method further includes determining an IP address for the wireless communication device, including: only in response to the information about the type of IP address assignment in use on the wireless network, as set forth in the reply, indicating that dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is in use by the wireless network, transmitting a DHCP discovery message to the wireless network in order to determine the IP address for the wireless communication device.
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