The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for providing an Internet protocol (IP) address to a client device communicatively coupled to a network. The technique can include: sending, by the client and over the network, a request for an IP address; receiving, by a router, the request; forwarding, by the router, the request to a universal helper server; receiving, by the universal helper server, the request; determining, by the universal helper server, an IP address of a DHCP server; forwarding, by the universal helper server, the request to the DHCP server; providing to the router, by the DHCP server, a client IP address; and sending, from the router to the client, the client IP address, such that the client is configured with the client IP address such that the client can receive point to point messages.
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