PLANNING DHCP DEPLOYMENT
Normally two types of hosts reside on a network: those hosts that have fixed IP address allocation and those that can have dynamic IP address allocation. Usually servers and routers have fixed allocation, whereas user PCs and workstations can be assigned IP addresses dynamically. When planning DHCP on a network, keep in mind the following things:
How many IP addresses can be used with DHCP? When you calculate this number keep in mind the number of IP addresses assigned to servers and routers. These are the fixed IP addresses that will not be used in DHCP. Subtract this number from the total available IP addresses to determine the number of available IP addresses for DHCP. Remember that you also might need more fixed ...
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