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Re: DHCP on router or server

 
 
Leythos
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      12-15-2009
In article <40d748cc-9680-41b2-a552-ee9f91c09c06
@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>, says...
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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.


If the router does the DHCP you will have tons of problems unless the
router points to the server for DNS, and if it does you're still in the
same boat.

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