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I have a cisco 3550 switch and a cisco 3825 router which will be used for a home based business. I wanted to know if I create a vlans on the 3550, could I use the router to issue dhcp as well as connect to the internet?<br />
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Or could I use the router on a stick option?
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I have a cisco 3550 switch and a cisco 3825 router which will be used for a home based business. I wanted to know if I create a vlans on the 3550, could I use the router to issue dhcp as well as connect to the internet?

Or could I use the router on a stick option?

configuring dhcp on the router or the switch

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