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Re: DHCP on router or server

 
 
Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP]
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      12-14-2009

Regardless of single or dual nic SBS setups, leave the SBS as the DHCP server.
If the SBS is off line for more that a short while, you can initiate the
DHCP on any capable device until you restore the SBS.

SBS DHCP passes out more than the gateway and the IP for the LAN.
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> Hi, typically the SBS server would be handing out DHCP addresses.
> However I'm wondering if the router should be the one handing out DHCP
> addresses. For example, a colleague of mine had their SBS 2003 server
> go down due to a hardware issue. Now no one in the office can access
> the Internet. If the router was the DHCP server, I believe they'd
> have Internet access right now from their workstations. Any thoughts
> or experiences on this? Thanks.
>



 
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