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Switching from Linux DHCP Server to Windows Server DHCP

We are using a DHCP server out of a linux OS right now for our subnet. I am thinking of changing to a Windows DHCP Server, however, because it might be easier for future admins. What I want to do is ...
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An active directory domain could not be contacted

I have this problem with joining client PCs to the domain. I think i did everything right, set up AD DS, DHCP, DNS on my server, turned off the DHCP server on my router. I ensured that the Preferred ...
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Windows Server 2012 Failover DHCP

I've been tasked with migrating from our current 50/50 scope resilient DHCP servers to new hot standby failover DHCP in Server 2012 R2. Built a test bed with the two DHCP server VMs and created a ...
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Microsoft DHCP only for reserved addresses

We are runing a Windows Server 2012 DC which also takes care of DHCP. Now I want to limit the DHCP-Server to all the reserved hosts to prevent DHCP leases for foreign devices as laptops, smartphones,.....
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Setup DNS on Windows Server 2012 with DHCP running router connected to it

I have a Cisco router connected to a server running a fresh installation of Windows Server 2012. What should I do to configure DNS on the server if I leave the DHCP enabled on the Cisco router?
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How to change a DHCP's Scope Subnet - Windows Server 2012

I am trying to edit my DHCP Scope and want to Change only Subneting. The Reason I am searching for this is "I am using MAC Addresses in Policies". I have tried this solution http://social.technet....
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Duplicate MAC address, can be blocked?

Let's say we have DHCP server and provided MAC filtering system. Can we blocked the next spoofed MAC address? The next device will not be leased any IP address. Or normally it is already blocked by ...
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SBS2011E + WS2012 + split-scope DHCP + site-to-site hardware VPN

Bit of a newb when it comes to this but I'm giving it a go and, so far, things work but I hope I'm doing it in a correct manner and a couple of little hiccups... HQ has a SBS2011E DC (DC1) that ...
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Windows Server set multiple Gateways and metrics

I would like to configure my DHCP Server (Windows Server 2008 R2) so that it assigns to each host two gateways. The client should use the gateway which is closer (less number of hops). I can do this ...
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VSS DHCP Jet Writer Experiences Errors During Backup with WBADMIN

Summary My standalone physical server is running Server 2012 R2 Foundation. Two separate backup schedules exist, both using Windows Server Backup. I'm getting VSS errors from the DHCP Jet Writer ...
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Windows Server 2012 DHCP and OSX Devices

I've recently put together a small office network (around 20 devices) with an attached machine running Windows Server 2012. Our gateway router provided by our ISP was pretty useless and started ...
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Create separate Network for testing purpose [closed]

I have installed Windows Server 2012 on a VM (ESXi) for testing/learning purpose and I also like to install DHCP Server as well but this will conflict with my ISP router and I don't want to disable ...
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HyperV Migration and DHCP Reservation

In my company network we've 2 HyperV-2012 host with DAS, every server has a DHCP reservation in the DHCP server (windows server 2008). Yesterday we've migrated (using shared with nothing migration) ...
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DHCP Post-Install configuration wizard hangs

I'm attempting to set up a Windows 2012 Active Directory demo environment on a Hyper-V VM, but when I run the DHCP Post-Install configuration wizard to authorize the DHCP server in AD DS, the wizard ...
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Windows Server 2012 AD DC/DNS/DHCP in single server

I have to say I am not a system admin but I had to setup the development environment in my company and I ran into many issues and after searching for many hours I hope somebody can help me out here! ...
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