When you log in to the DHCP server console on windows server, you see there is a yellow arrow on the DHCP Scope/IPv4. So, what it means? Yellow or orange arrow on DHCP Server means the server has been configured as DHCP Failover but got the issue. To resolve this issue, you need to reconfigure […]
Enable DHCP Server Logging on Windows Server 2019
Problem Sometimes, You want to enable DHCP Server logging to monitor the DHCP server to track down the issue you have. Solution Using PowerShell Command You can enable the DHCP Server log using Set-DhcpServerAuditLog CmdLet. The Set-DhcpServerAuditLog cmdlet sets the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server service audit log configuration on the DHCP server service that runs […]
Enable address conflict detection on Windows DHCP Server
IPv4 address conflicts are a common cause of problems with DHCP. No two computers on the network can have the same unicast IP address. If a computer is assigned the same unicast IPv4 address as another, one or both of the computers might become disconnected from the network. In this article, we will enable address […]
Install DHCP Server on Windows Server 2016
What is DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an IP standard designed to reduce the complexity of administering address configurations by using a server computer to centrally manage IP addresses and other related configuration details used on your network. Before you install and configure the DHCP server, make sure you have set the static […]
Migrating an existing DHCP Server to another server
This article will provide the information on How to migrate an existing DHCP server to another DHCP server. Using NETSH command Log in to the DHCP server that you want to migrate and open Command Prompt with elevated permission. Run the following command on the Command Prompt. netsh dhcp server export c:\dhcp.txt all You can […]