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My current Windows DHCP server is running out of IPs, therefore I was planning to do a Superscope so I do not have to change the SubnetMask from 255.255.255.0 to 255.255.252.0 on 100+ static servers, routers, VPN tunnels, etc but someone told me that a Superscope would hog up my gateway's CPU/etc<br />
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Is this true ?
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My current Windows DHCP server is running out of IPs, therefore I was planning to do a Superscope so I do not have to change the SubnetMask from 255.255.255.0 to 255.255.252.0 on 100+ static servers, routers, VPN tunnels, etc but someone told me that a Superscope would hog up my gateway's CPU/etc

Is this true ?

DHCP IP changes -- Superscope vs SubnetMask  ?

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