Windows DHCP Port Forwarding

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I am using windows 2003 server as a DHCP server and I have around 10 computers behind it.
How can I portforward some ports?

Best Answer

DHCP and port forwarding are two very different things.

DHCP is for assigning an IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, DNS and other predefined network settings.

Port forwarding is the ability to publish (can't think of a better word) a port from an application or service from a machine running behind a firewall, router or other blocking device.

If you are however saying that you want to publish a DHCP server to another machine, you will need to forward ports 67 and 68 - however, DHCP also works through the broadcast address. This can cause a lot of problems when running through separate networks, so take a look to see if your router supports DHCP chaining, routing, forwarding or whatever your vendor calls it.

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