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DHCP Relay over VPN
Hi Guys, I have a problem with setting up DHCP relay mode over my VPN. The VPN works ok and I can access the remote router, printers, etc via their internal IP address (192.168.0.xxx) no problem. My...
- Just be aware that its not really a good idea to run DHCP over a VPN as if for whatever reason the VPN goes down, the computers at the remote site won't be able to get an IP address & the whole network there could go into meltdown... Personally I use DHCP on the site with the server and remote sites I use static. I could probably use a local DHCP server at each site, but for the number of PCs involved, using statics was easier.
like adit said. Are you doing it so that devices on either end can see each other?
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