Performance-wise, a “2.3” era server might handle 10-20 requests per second. A modern dnsmasq on a Raspberry Pi can handle 500+ per second. If you are resurrecting a classroom of 30 old iMacs (G3 era) that boot over the network, “better” means no timeouts and no crashes.
Router# show ip dhcp binding Router# show ip dhcp pool bootp dhcp server 23 download better
Version 2.3 (and its updates like 2.3.2) has long been the "old reliable" for automation engineers. But as Windows evolved and networks got more complex, "reliable" has become a relative term. Performance-wise, a “2
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