Hi all, i have 1 main site and 2 branch offices in one of the branches the router is used to lease IP for the clients now i will configure DHCP on The RODC , the network engineer is asking me to give him the helper address for the new DHCP to add it in the switch what is that dress ? Thanks Tarek Khairy

You need to give him the IP address for your DHCP server, where you have defined the scopes for the branch offices. Thanks.

Hello, a DHCP helper means a DHCP relay agent. It is used to forward DHCP requests to another DHCP server that is not in the same subnet as the DHCP client. Possible that the network engineer wants to add a DHCP helper so that if your DHCP server is no longer available, it will forwards the DHCP traffic to another DHCP server. If it is the case then it is recommended to use 80 / 20 DHCP rule. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Designing and Providing Volume Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Trainer

You need to give him the IP address for your DHCP server, where you have defined the scopes for the branch offices. Thanks.

Hello, a DHCP helper means a DHCP relay agent. It is used to forward DHCP requests to another DHCP server that is not in the same subnet as the DHCP client. Possible that the network engineer wants to add a DHCP helper so that if your DHCP server is no longer available, it will forwards the DHCP traffic to another DHCP server. If it is the case then it is recommended to use 80 / 20 DHCP rule. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Designing and Providing Volume Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Trainer