[Outages-discussion] DHCP being dropped by Lumen?

[Grant Taylor]

On 6/9/22 7:19 AM, Blake Hudson wrote:
> We've used DHCP relay/helper across WAN connections for over a decade 
> without issue. Sometimes it doesn't make sense to have a DHCP (or DNS or 
> RADIUS) server on-site.
> 
> As others have stated, unicast DHCP is no different than any other 
> unicast packet.

I understand all the above.

What I'm not yet sure of is why you would not run such site-to-site 
traffic through a VPN.

It seems to me like DHCP, DNS, RADIUS, etc. would benefit from staying 
within the control of a common administrative entity.  As such, it seems 
logical to use a VPN between two distant pockets of said administrative 
entity.

I'm just trying to understand what / why others are thinking and learn 
therefrom.



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Grant. . . .
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