In an IPv4 network, how do hosts communicate with one another
Next Page. In IPv4, a host that wants to communicate with another host on the network needs to have an IP address acquired either by means of DHCP or by manual configuration.As soon as a host is equipped with some valid IP address, it can speak to any host on the subnet.ext Page. In IPv4, a host that wants to communicate with another host on the network needs to have an IP address acquired either by means of DHCP or by manual configuration.