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Why DHCP on ISA ? - 15.Jun.2005 7:20:00 AM

SpencerSteel

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Hell guys,

I've bought a lovely new ISA Server 2004 HP DL320 bundle to replace this old GNAT box, and am spending some time putting it in.

I've found this dead handy tutorial

http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/e/2/3e2ae4a2-67a0-4431-88aa-dda29e592e3c/isasequickstart.doc

Which is helping me through (i'm kinda familiar with ISA 2000)

Now, I can see why the ISA Server wants to be a DNS Server - that is good - but I can't see why it must be a DHCP server as well.

I'm being recommended to turn off my other DHCP Servers (what ever happened to the M$ 70/30 redundancy split?) ... what 'need' is there to do this? I'm curious ...

Thanks

S.S.

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RE: Why DHCP on ISA ? - 15.Jun.2005 11:13:00 AM

telech

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I don't know that it's really a need, per se. It's just a little easier when the ISA server is also the DHCP server. That way you don't have to go through the crap of setting up DHCP relay, which isn't a pain just because you have to install it, but more because it doesn't really work the way they say it will when you do. Like - you'll think you have it all set up, and it still won't work properly - which I could say about a great many things when dealing with ISA, but this is just one more headache you can fairly easily shovel off of the pile.

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RE: Why DHCP on ISA ? - 15.Jun.2005 11:20:00 AM