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DHCP Server Stopped Working: 4 Ways to Fix it
A quick restart can help if the DHCP server stopped working
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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ADHCPServeris a crucial network component but many reported that DHCP server stopped working on their PC.
This can be a problem and if this happens, you won’t be able to access the Internet properly, so it’s important to fix this issue, and today we’re going to show you how to do it.
What causes DHCP server failure?
How do I fix my DHCP server if it goes down?
1. Update your Windows version to the latest release
2. Flush the DNS
3. Reboot DHCP Server
4. Sync time settings
5. Fix any connectivity issues between DHCP Server and domain controller
If the ping is successful, you will see a reply similar to this :Reply from IP_address: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=59
Follow these steps to ping the IP address of the domain controller:
If you successfully managed to ping the FQDN but not the domain controller IP address, this means that you might have a problem with theDNShost name resolution.
In case you can not ping the domain controller by IP address, this means that there are possible issues with yourDHCPservers firewall configuration, network connectivity, or IPsec configuration.
Unfortunately, this isn’t the only DHCP error, and many reported that users areunable to contact DHCPor thatWindows is unable to get DHCP address. This isn’t just a Windows 10 issue, and many reported thatDHCP isn’t working on Windows 11.
Please feel free to let us know if this guide helped you solve yourDHCPServerissues, by using the comment section below.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
