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This may seem like a silly question, but is there any other DHCP server on the same network? &nbsp;Particularly one that might be running the same scope as your server? &nbsp;Most likely it wouldn't be another Windows server (that's why you have to authorize it)...I'm thinking something along the lines as an access point or router someone may have thought to plug in
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This may seem like a silly question, but is there any other DHCP server on the same network?  Particularly one that might be running the same scope as your server?  Most likely it wouldn't be another Windows server (that's why you have to authorize it)...I'm thinking something along the lines as an access point or router someone may have thought to plug in

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We have several dhcp servers but on different networks segmented by routers. Yiou know what, I need to check the router here, cause I think I remember someone mentioning they were gonna try to implement dhcp on the cisco router...........more to come.
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We have several dhcp servers but on different networks segmented by routers. Yiou know what, I need to check the router here, cause I think I remember someone mentioning they were gonna try to implement dhcp on the cisco router...........more to come.

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Nope I chec ked the router and switch, dhcp is not enabled/set upon them on this segment.
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Nope I chec ked the router and switch, dhcp is not enabled/set upon them on this segment.

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Found roque server with your help, thanks.
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Found roque server with your help, thanks.

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Thank you ChiefIT<br />
that was very helpful
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All of a sudden my dhcp server is showing a red arrow even though it is authorized. So I unauthorize it, wait &nbsp;some minutes, hit refresh then authorize it again hit refresh and its still red . While it is red, I go into actions and there is an option to unauthorize. My question is why isnt it authorizing correctly?
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All of a sudden my dhcp server is showing a red arrow even though it is authorized. So I unauthorize it, wait  some minutes, hit refresh then authorize it again hit refresh and its still red . While it is red, I go into actions and there is an option to unauthorize. My question is why isnt it authorizing correctly?

DHCP server is showing red arrow

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).