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Working with Server 2012 R2 and have a question about the DHCP server logs. &nbsp; When I look at the log files from %windir%\system32\dhcp and drill down to a specific day DhcpSrvLog-Mon. &nbsp;<br />
Many of the entries do not how a Host Name or MAC Address. &nbsp;<br />
Question: Is there a setting that will reveal a Host Name or MAC Address for the IP Address shown? &nbsp;The majority of the lines show Host Names but several of the ones in questions do not<br />
Thanks in advance.
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Working with Server 2012 R2 and have a question about the DHCP server logs.   When I look at the log files from %windir%\system32\dhcp and drill down to a specific day DhcpSrvLog-Mon.  
Many of the entries do not how a Host Name or MAC Address.  
Question: Is there a setting that will reveal a Host Name or MAC Address for the IP Address shown?  The majority of the lines show Host Names but several of the ones in questions do not
Thanks in advance.

Analyze DHCP server logs

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).

DHCP

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.