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GS108E-v3 DHCP VLAN
I recently purchased this switch and was surprised to learn that when in DHCP client mode, it will pull an address from any device on any VLAN. I would have expected it to only work on VLAN1 or al...
1 - Explore DHCP relay - one DHCP server can serve multiple subnets
2- You seem to be putting the switch ahead of your firewall - not quite the norm is small business environments.
3 - With dynamic addressing, if your DHCP server fails or the connection is lost, the switch will discard it's address when the lease times out and may become unreachable - with static addressing this does not happen - this is the difference between being able to connect to the switch and troubleshoot the problem without the previously mentioned need to leave your desk, office etc.
2- You seem to be putting the switch ahead of your firewall - not quite the norm is small business environments.
3 - With dynamic addressing, if your DHCP server fails or the connection is lost, the switch will discard it's address when the lease times out and may become unreachable - with static addressing this does not happen - this is the difference between being able to connect to the switch and troubleshoot the problem without the previously mentioned need to leave your desk, office etc.
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