On March 18, 2025, Network services will begin migrating Central Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services from the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) DHCP software to a newer version called Kea DHCP. During this maintenance, Cornell Ithaca wireless networks (eduroam, Red Rover, and Cornell Visitor) will move to the new Kea DHCP service. (This migration was originally scheduled for January 14.)

Kea is designed and developed for modern network environments. The customer experience will be unchanged. Network administrators can expect to continue interacting with the campus DHCP servers via DNSDB. 

A larger migration is planned April 1, 2025, moving all remaining networks on the Ithaca, Geneva, and NY Tech campuses. While the migration is expected to be seamless, wired and wi-fi networks may be intermittently unavailable during the maintenance window of April 1, 2025, 5am-7am.

Campus IT professionals and Technical Support Providers can find more information on the FAQ, and are welcome to direct further questions or concerns to Network Services.