Understanding DHCP Client Alternate Network Capability
Earlier in this chapter, the “Automatic Private IP Addressing” section detailed the Windows client automated IP addressing functionality when a DHCP server is not available. As an extension of that protocol, Windows clients and servers can also default to a fallback static IP address that can be used when a DHCP server is offline. This can be beneficial to enable complete network connectivity in the event of a DHCP server outage.
A reasonable application of this functionality can be remote network systems that rely on DHCP relay agents that may be less than reliable. On a Windows Server 2012 system, this functionality can be configured as follows:
1. Log on to a Windows Server 2012 system ...
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