Can the core switch be used for DHCP

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Apr 19, 2026

Solved: Router or Switch taking dhcp rol?

Switches are primarily responsible for connecting devices within a local network, providing Ethernet connectivity, and

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Jul 29, 2025

Sx300 Series Switches Typical Configuration Examples (V200)

Use a Huawei S series switch as an example for the DHCP server (SwitchB). On the LSW, configure the interface link

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Sep 09, 2025

S600-E Series Switches Typical Configuration Examples

The DHCP relay function applies to large networks with many sparsely-distributed user gateways. To reduce the maintenance

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May 23, 2026

How to Configure DHCP Server on Cisco Switches

This tutorial explains how to configure, test, and verify a DHCP server on a Cisco switch through a packet tracer

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May 27, 2026

Configuring DHCP on Routers and Switches

A Layer 2 switch cannot be a DHCP server, but it is still part of the DHCP path — it transparently forwards DHCP broadcast frames

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Jul 28, 2025

DHCP relay

DHCP relay is a L3 thing, You apply it to the interface on a switch/router that is (normally) the default gateway for that network. Part

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Nov 09, 2025

DHCP Server in Cisco L3 Switch

2.) Can I assign the DHCP pool to a specific VLAN or is that chosen when the SVI is turned on and configured based

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Sep 03, 2025

Setting up DHCP server on the router or on the switch?

With the router failing, no DHCP discovery or renewal could take place which could impact your internal-only traffic. Ideally, you have

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Jan 02, 2026

setup dhcp on core switch and have access switch point to core for dhcp

Hi, please check attached file. can I setup core switch for dhcp and have access switch point to core switch for

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Dec 13, 2025

DHCP server on Switch or on Router

I have a DHCP server set up on a L3 24port switch that connects to multiple routers that different clients connect to

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Oct 07, 2025

Solved: DHCP Pool:

I have two core switches and my customer required the core switch to provide dhcp. Should I configure the dhcp pool

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Dec 15, 2025

DHCP Snooping Implementation Question : r/networking

Distribution and Core switches won''t block DHCP packets unless you enable DHCP snooping on those switches. There''s no need to

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Jan 02, 2026

Layer 2 Switch as DHCP server

Hello All, I am building a small lab utilizing Collapsed Core Design. 1 Nexus 3548 is acting as a Core Switch and there

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Jun 15, 2026

Configure DHCP Server for multiple VLANs on the Switch

This tutorial explains how to configure and run the DHCP service on a Cisco switch to support multiple VLANs.

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Jul 01, 2026

Core switch DHCP setup

With the core switch providing DHCP, if a closet TR switch reboots for some reason, all connected phones are going to reboot and

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Feb 19, 2026

Using External DHCP for multiple VLANs on 3750

Hi, I am using catalyst 3750 as a core switch with multiple VLANs and local DHCP Scopes for all the vlans. We will

Factory
Dec 25, 2025

DHCP for Switches

Understanding DHCP Services for Switches A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on a switch can provide many

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Sep 28, 2025

What is best practice To have Dhcp server or layer 3 switch providing

To my knowledge, it is always DHCP servers providing DHCP, regardless if running on layer 3 switch, router, PC,

Factory
Oct 05, 2025

Solved: Re: DHCP ON CORE SWITCHES

As you cannot sync DHCP address assignement between 2 devices, they will issues addresses from identical configured pools. My

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Dec 24, 2025

Solved: Configure dhcp on core switch

I have a cat 3850 as core switch. And 1 cat3850 and 1 cat 9300 as access switches. Any client that gets plugged into an

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Apr 05, 2026

Solved: DHCP ON CORE SWITCHES

Hi, Can we enabled DHCP on both core switches ? how would redundancy will take place please explain if its

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Aug 29, 2025

Configuring DHCP

You use DHCP snooping to differentiate between untrusted interfaces connected to the end user and trusted interfaces connected to

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Oct 28, 2025

How to use Vlans and DHCP Pools Configured on Another, Directly

Hello All, Core Switch: WS-C4510R+E Secondary Attached Switch: WS-C3560-48PS-S We have our Core switch, i.e.

Factory
May 20, 2026

What is best practice To have Dhcp server or layer 3 switch providing

However in order for me to have dhcp in each vlan I would have to put the dhcp server (if I were to use a Server) in

Factory
Jul 05, 2026

DHCP network issue specific to core switch.

I currently have a HP Procurve 2910 core switch that is doing the routing in my network. As of right now, all our

Factory
Feb 24, 2026

Configuring DHCP on Cisco Switches for Seamless Network Allocation

Familiarity with new switch firmware, management platforms, and security protocols ensures that DHCP configurations remain

Factory
May 01, 2026

DHCP Core Switch migration | Switching

It looks like the dhcp relay configuration is flawed in some way. Can you provide the configuration

Factory
Dec 07, 2025

DHCP relay agents: On a multiple switch environment that

DHCP relay agents: On a multiple switch environment that includes a core stack, do we need relays on each switch? Right now the

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Nov 06, 2025

DHCP server on core switch good or bad? : r/networking

Personally, I am a fan of DHCP on the core switch, unless you need some functionality that the switch can''t provide. The switch is

Factory
Apr 21, 2026

Solved: DHCP Configuration in Core Switches

Dear Professionals I have two locations and both locations have Core Switches installed. Location names are factory

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Jan 15, 2026

DHCP Pool from Switch VS Particular DHCP Server

There used to be an option "ip dhcp conflict resolution", which basically scans the conflicting addresses and release

Factory
Sep 09, 2025

User not getting IP via DHCP from Core Switch

Hi, we are using cisco catalyst 9300 stack as core switch. DHCP is configured in core switch. But from yesterday

Factory
Sep 14, 2025

I have around 10 VLAN Created on the core switch & DHCP server is

In this topology, the DHCP server is running on the switch "core". You''d need to configure the interface Gi0/0 on the switch "access"

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Dec 13, 2025

Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Relay

Objective Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a service that runs at the application layer of the

Factory
Jan 20, 2026

do i actually need a ''core'' switch? : r/networking

You can do some basic LB by having one switch own individual LW GWs. Read up it is a common use case. As for Hairpining: your

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Feb 14, 2026

Solved: Enterprise : DHCP Snooping

Hi Guys, I am planning to implement DHCP snooping in my enterprise network . So would like to take your advice

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