Re: DHCP basic question - turning on scope of same range?

From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 06/24/04


Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 08:56:27 -0500

Now that I think about it,...I believe I also shortened the lease time up to
be very short lease and gave it time to update on the clients before I did
this. That would have helped the Clients do their own "release/renew" fairly
quickly. Then set the lease back to the normal duration later.

-- 
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
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> It think it should be fine. The Clients always request the same number
they
> currently have and it is included in the request, so the Server should
know
> what they currently use and either accept it or deny it and grant a new
one.
> There might be a few extra seconds involved the first time around but it
> should work.  I've juggled DHCP Servers around here a few times and I only
> got a few duplicate address errors on rare occasions and it usually
cleared
> itself up fairly quick.
>
>
> -- 
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Dusty Harper {MS}" <DHarper@Online.Microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23vJ6j0UWEHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > The only issue with this is that the W2K device will not know what
> addresses
> > have already been leased.  This means that when someone requests a
lease,
> > they may get NACK'd because someone on the network already has the
> address.
> > This just means that the client will try to get another address.  It
would
> > be a good idea after the change to have the clients release and renew
> their
> > addresses.
> >
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> > Dusty Harper
> > Microsoft Corporation
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> > "Jimmy" <reqwrqwre@fdas.com> wrote in message
> > news:2083101c45945$522f8d00$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have an office where the DHCP services are provided by
> > > the router.  I have configured a DHCP scope of the same IP
> > > range on a W2K server and would like to simply shut off
> > > DHCP at the router and turn DHCP on at the W2K server.
> > >
> > > Will this work?  Or will it cause IP collisions?  Thanks
> > > for any advice!
> >
> >
>
>


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