Adding DNS Servers in All DHCP Scopes using PowerShell

To Get all Scopes – Open PowerShell – Run as Administrator Get-DhcpServerv4Scope To Check DNS Servers Option 006 Get-DhcpServerv4Scope| Get-DhcpServerv4OptionValue| Where-Object{$_.OptionID -like6} | FT Value To Check – Whatif Get-DhcpServerv4Scope| Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue-DnsServer172.21.10.20,172.21.10.21,10.10.11.10,10.10.11.11 –Whatif To Apply Get-DhcpServerv4Scope| Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue-DnsServer172.21.10.20,172.21.10.21,10.10.11.10,10.10.11.11 To Check if its Applied or Not Get-DhcpServerv4Scope| Get-DhcpServerv4OptionValue| Where-Object{$_.OptionID -like6} | FT Value You can see 006 DNS Servers Updated for all scopes

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Migration of DHCP from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012

Beginning the export process on Windows Server 2003 On the Windows 2003 DHCP server, navigate to a command prompt Type the following Command: netsh Type the following Command: DHCP Type the following Command: server \\Name or IP Address Type the following Command: export c:\w2k3DHCPdb allNote You must have local administrator permissions to export the data. Importing the DHCP database on Windows Server 2012 Copy the exported DHCP […]

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Migrating DHCP Part 1: Installing a DHCP Server on a Windows 2012/2012R2 Server

Although Microsoft Windows Server 2003R2 went end-of-life on July 14, 2015, many business are still mid-process of upgrading to newer operating systems. Similar to installing 2003/R2 and 2008/R2, a 2012 or 2012R2 installation is fairly straight forward. This article explains how to install the DHCP role on a Windows 2012 / Windows 2012R2 and is the first in a two-part series on migrating […]

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Migrating DHCP Part 2: Migrate DHCP to a New Windows Server

With Windows 2012 / Windows 2012R2 now offering a way to failover DHCP, many organizations have opted to migrate their DHCP functions from an older operating system. There are multiple, creative ways to handling a migration from an old server a new server; this article outlines one method of migrating all DHCP scopes from an existing server to a newly […]

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Configure a multiscope DHCP server to work with VLANs on Windows Server 2012

In order to take advantage of the full capabilities of LAN segmentation (VLAN), you need to properly configure a DHCP server with different scopes (multiscope setup). Windows Server offers a simple solution to the problem and we are going to see how to perform the operation. The first step is to install the DHCP server role: Then open the DHCP […]

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How to configure DHCP failover on Windows Server 2012 R2

Configuring the DHCP failover in your LAN is a simple operation to improve the reliability of the network. There are two main ways to provide DHCP failover: Load balancing Hot standby Load balancing allows to share the load between two or more DHCP servers while the Hot standby mode simply provide DHCP redundancy. In this guide we adopted the Hot […]

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Configure DHCP Server After Installing Step By Step

DHCP Server is one of the critical parts of today’s network. When somebody request for IP (Internet Protocol), instead of a network administrator, a server distributes IP for the device. It is more effective and less expensive. Also, DHCP server provides more information to the clients such as default gateway, subnet mask. DHCP allows hosts to acquire necessary TCP/IP configuration information from […]

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Install DHCP Server on Windows Server 2016

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol used in Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The DHCP server automatically distributes IP for network interfaces and devices. When somebody sends a request for IP, instead of a network administrator, DHCP server distributes IP address, based on the DHCP server configurations. Here’s how to install DHCP Server on windows server no problem if you’re […]

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How Can I Configure DHCP Server in Windows Server 2012?

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for DHCP server is responsible for assigning the IP addresses to the client computers automatically. The client computers to which the DHCP server automatically assigns the IP addresses are the ones that are configured to obtain the addresses automatically. In other words, when a client computer is configured to obtain the IP address automatically, it […]

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How to Find Your DHCP Server

Windows open cmd as administrator run: ipconfig /all find /i “DHCP Server” Linux the DHCP server is usually located in the dhclient.leases file run: cat /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.leases or: grep dhcp-server-identifier /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.leases and look for: “optin dhcp-server-identifier ”   Mac Open Terminal Run: ipconfig getpacket en0 (en0 is typically the ethernet adapter.  Wifi is usually en1 or en2) The “Server_identifier  (ip): ” […]

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