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    ipconfig/all showing secondary CARP device interface IP as DHCP server address instead of the VIP - is this as expected?

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    • J
      jklmn12345
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      I am examining our CARP setup and just want to check what I'm seeing isn't a configuration failure.

      ipconfig/all shows VIP as default gateway and DNS server but the secondary CARP interface for DHCP server.

      I found this question on the forum. A reply states the pool is shared between the pair.

      This link from the ISC documentation says the same thing i.e. that the pool is shared.

      I can see that leases are sync'd. All looks good, all working fine.

      However, I just want to confirm for sure that I should be seeing a physical interface IP as the DHCP server instead of the VIP?

      NOTE: This question was originally in the DHCP section but I moved it here because it seemed the better location.

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
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        You might get an answer from the primary or the secondary. The interface address - not the CARP VIP - will be the DHCP server shown.

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          jklmn12345 @Derelict
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          @Derelict

          Thanks for the confirmation that the behaviour is as expected. Very much appreciated.

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