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Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

You're reading from   Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800568457
Length 674 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Thomas Lee Thomas Lee
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Preface 1. Installing and Configuring PowerShell 7 2. Introducing PowerShell 7 FREE CHAPTER 3. Exploring Compatibility with Windows PowerShell 4. Using PowerShell 7 in the Enterprise 5. Exploring .NET 6. Managing Active Directory 7. Managing Networking in the Enterprise 8. Implementing Enterprise Security 9. Managing Storage 10. Managing Shared Data 11. Managing Printing 12. Managing Hyper-V 13. Managing Azure 14. Troubleshooting with PowerShell 15. Managing with Windows Management Instrumentation 16. Other Books You May Enjoy
17. Index

Installing DHCP

In previous recipes, you configured SRV2 with a static IP address and tested its connectivity. Each server needs a unique IP address and other configuration options to configure on a server-by-server basis. You can also configure client computers running Windows 10 or other OSes manually, although this can be a huge and challenging task in large organizations.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enables a DHCP client to get its IP configuration and other networking details automagically from a DHCP server. DHCP automates IP configuration and avoids the work and the inevitable issues involved with manual IP configuration.

Windows and most other client operating systems, including Linux and Apple Macs, have a built-in DHCP client. Windows Server also includes a DHCP server service you can install to provide DHCP services to the clients. You can install DHCP using Server Manager and configure the service using the DHCP GUI application. Alternatively, you...

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