DHCP on Windows - wAlber47/Tech-Journal GitHub Wiki

Sometimes, DHCP will go down, in the case of this lab it was stolen from the server room. Because of this, workstations are currently unable to login to the domain as they do not have IP addresses that the Server recognizes. There are two ways around this: setting a static IP addresses or configuring a new DHCP server.

In Order to Configure a DHCP Server on Windows you must follow these steps.

1. Make sure that the server you want to set up the DHCP service on has the correct network information and hostname.
   1. sconfig allows you to edit this information.
2. Then, you can use the Server Manager tool to add this server and give it a DHCP role. Select "Manage" then "Add Roles and Features". Select the server you want to use and make sure to select the DHCP role, then continue with installation and restart.
3. Once the computer has restarted, you should be able to access the DHCP Manager inside of Server Manager. This will allow you to set Scopes as well as other useful options.
   1. First, specify which server you would like to be a DHCP service.
   2. Then, start the scope wizard to help set up the basic of the service.
   3. Follow the steps until you reach the end, after that you should be complete.
4. Run ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew on a workstation to test the status of the DHCP service.
   1. You should see the DHCP Server as 10.0.5.8, as well as an IP Address inside of the range you specified, and two lease times for the IP Address.

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