Re: Problem: GP Software Installation with DHCP
From: Phil (anon_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/25/04
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Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 13:39:37 -0000
The group policy is being applied - shows that it is using scripts etc from
the appropriate GP.
And I know the pc's have the rights to the GP, if I manually set up the same
pc with a fixed IP address it works fine.
"Andrew Mitchell" <amitchel@removecasey.vic.gov.au> wrote in message
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> "Phil" <anon@hotmail.com> said
>
> > I'm running W2K Server, with W2K clients.
> >
> > Under Computer Configuration\Software Settings, in the group policy for
a
> > computer object, I have a couple of software installations set up.
> >
> > These installed fine on the PC's that have fixed IP Addresses which are
set
> > manually, however, on the PC's that use DHCP they don't install. It
almost
> > seems like the network connection isn't being made before the PC would
> > normally try to install any required software.
> >
> > Has anyone come across this or now of a solution?
> >
>
> No. I'm using GP based sofware installations with DHCP enabled and it
works
> fine.
>
> > I can't believe that you can't set up software installations in this way
> > when using DHCP
>
> Are you sure the group policy is being applied to the PC's on DHCP? Try
> GPResult from a command line and see which policies are being applied.
> It could be that your DHCP server has been configured incorrectly and is
> assigning the wrong DNS server, which would result in what you are seeing.
>
> Let me know what you find and I'll see what I can dig up.
>
> Andy
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