DCHP from an eternal device
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Looking to setup PFSense on Unraid.
I have a T3200m from telus as a point of entry into my network for internet.
Can I use the DHCP server from telus instead of the option within PFSense?
Unable to locte how to disable the DHCP from the telus router/modem.
Rod
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Why would you want to do that? The DHCP discovery broadcasts won't pass through a router, so you'd have to set up a relay agent on your LAN to reach it. DHCP servers normally work only on the local LAN and the Telus box is on the WAN side and would provide the WAN address.
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I was trying to figure out how to disable the DHCP as per the spaceinvader one's instructions but unable to locate how to do so, So I was thinking to disable the one within PFSense and then if it works okay. Can a person run two DHCP servers? one on the Telus box and one on the PFSense installation?
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First off, it's easy to turn off the DHCP server. Just check the first setting on the DHCP server page. And yes, you can have multiple DHCP servers. On the other hand, unless I'm mistaken, that other DHCP server is on the wrong side of the box. LAN clients will be unable to reach it, unless a relay agent is used. I still don't understand why you want to do this.
