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DHCP for multiple VLANs server 2016

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017 10:59 PM

DHCP for multiple VLANs

We have multiple VLANS.   We have Windows Server 2016.   Not sure the best way to approach our vlans as we want DHCP on each VLAN.

Do we have to have multiple nics with a dedicated one for each vlan?

Can you have multiple vlans on 1 DHCP server for Windows 2016 or would we have to set up a virtual machine for each - I have no idea?

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017 6:24 AM âś…Answered | 1 vote

Hi,

There is a similar thread with you :

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/dd5b5e8b-9730-443b-9e44-49c8419a5f5d/multiple-vlans-and-microsoft-dhcp-server-with-multiple-scopes?forum=winserverNIS

Hope it helps.

Best Regards,
Frank

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017 12:05 AM | 1 vote

You don't need multiple nics, you just need to create DHCP scope for each subnet (VLAN), also you need to ask the network guy to enable help-address on your router to point to the IP of the DHCP server (if you are using CISCO Router or layer 3 switch). This will enable BOOTP forwarding on the router and allow the DHCP requests to be passed through the VLANS to the correct subnet/ DHCP server.

Friday, November 3, 2017 5:17 PM

Thank you Frank that link you put on help a lot.

Thanks