We have 2 x DNS 2012 servers on the network DNS-A and DNS-B but the second one is only used in auto failover situations within the 3 clusters. Maybe you should take a look at clustering.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Brown Sent: 20 February 2016 16:08 To: 'ProFox Email List' <[email protected]> Subject: [OT] Two DHCP servers on a network Hi I have test platform network running server 2012, the PCs are cat cabled back to the network switch. All the PCs connect to the domain. I also have several wifi devices (laptops/tablets/smartphones) which connect the internet but not the server or domain. The Virgin Media router also has DHCP. The router is fixed to 192.168.1.1 The server is fixed to 192.168.1.2 I've also set the ranges for DHCP so the server has 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.230 The router has the range 192.168.1.239 and above. My thinking was if anything logs into the domain it will take the server DHCP IP address range and wifi devices from the router DHCP IP range. Having checked all the connected devices they all seem to be 239 and above. It appears it is a bad idea to have 2 DHCP servers but not sure if this will stop the tablets and smartphones getting a connection. Could anyone point me towards best practices please. Not sure if I can turn off DHCP on the server altogether. Regards Graham --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
