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    DHCP server handing out broadcast addr

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      insurgent
      last edited by

      As the title…
      I set up pfSense LAN as 192.168.0.1/27. DHCP server lists valid range as 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.0.31 and will happily hand out 192.168.0.31 via DHCP.
      Cause me to call Bill all sorts of nasty names until I figured that out :D

      Thanks for the great app btw! :)

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        hoba
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        The range is configurable at services>dhcp server. Just exclude the broadcast IP from the range and you'll be fine.

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          rscataran
          last edited by

          Just a follow up question. I setup my LAN interface 192.168.1.0/23 and the available range would be 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.1.254 how can i exclude then the 192.168.0.255 and 192.168.1.0 ip addresses? Thanks.

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            hoba
            last edited by

            Specify the range accordingly. You don't specify a subnet as range but a starting and end IP for the range.

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