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From: Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net>
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Subject: Re: I never thought of this scenario
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:15:59 -0500
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Minor nit-pick.

I think we need to agree on what "local" means in T.N.P.'s use.

On 4/19/24 04:47, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> DHCP servers can serve multiple local subnets

Yes, DHCP servers can easily server multiple /locally/ /attached/ 
subnets.  As in multiple physical interfaces and / or multiple logical 
VLAN interfaces.  Wherein the DHCP server is in the same broadcast 
domain as the DHCP client.

> The key is that the routers between each subnet and the DHCP machine 
> need to be told to route DHCP in some way.

I would consider those to be remote subnets as they are not /locally/ 
/attached/ to the DHCP server.  Meaning the DHCP server is not directly 
participating in the broadcast domain.

DHCP servers can easily serve multiple /remote/ subnets.

Being in the layer 2 broadcast domain means that everybody smells it 
when somebody farts for a browse maser election on the other side of the 
room.



-- 
Grant. . . .