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robina_80
Oct 21, 2013Aspirant
routing from dhcp server to switch
Hi all, If i were to create on my dhcp server different networks (vlans) how would i route it from the dhcp server to the different vlans on the switch( obviously i will have to create the differe...
fordem
Oct 23, 2013Mentor
robina_80 wrote: Ive noticed you can have a dhcp relay on the dhcp server instead of on the switch, what's best practice
The DHCP relay needs to be on the LAN segment or VLAN with the clients that need the address in order to relay the DHCPDiscover broadcast to the DHCP server - if you're going to put a DHCP server on every segment (or VLAN), why use DHCP relay at all?
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