Re: DHCP WON'T Authorize

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From: Rob (Rob_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:01:06 -0800

Hmmm, seems someone was playing around with the primary server on the parent
domain while I was trying to authorize DHCP.... They had helpfully put the
same IP address on a deactivated LAN card as they were thinking of switching
it over!!! AAAARGH!

It's replicating again now, so I'll leave it and have a look after the
weekend...

It's a bit pants if you ask me.

"Herb Martin" wrote:

> Chances are it is really an Authentication issue,
> or even replication.
>
> Both of these will likely turn out to be DNS problems.
>
> Run DCDiag on all DCs and search for FAIL, WARN,
> and ERROR in the output (send to a text file.)
>
> --
> Herb Martin
>
>
> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B07B9EA1-2477-47EC-BE88-288B2B65B7A4@microsoft.com...
> > OK, I have spent a day on this and I'm not a happy bunny.
> >
> > I have authorized and de-authorized a couple of DHCP servers on a remote
> > site more times than I care to think of and they simply won't start.
> >
> > I've kicked them out in ADSIEdit, synched AD and still no joy.
> >
> > Configuration:
> >
> > Remote child domain which spans two seperate subnets. They are not on the
> > same broadcast address as they are seperated by a router.
> >
> > DHCP servers on the original subnet are fine.
> >
> > No matter what I do, the new DHCP server on the new subnet will not accept
> > that it's authorised.
> >
> > I went in as an enterprise admin and all looked well, but every time I try
> > and start it, it tells me it's unauthorised... Aaargh, if it tells me that
> > again, I am going to shoot it!!!!
> >
> > It IS authorised and yet it isn't. Google and support have come up with
> > nothing on this. Please point me in the right direction, something is
> buried
> > somewhere in AD and I can't find it.
> >
> > Is there a way to just paste the damn values in somewhere, I know nothing
> > else is giving out DHCP on that subnet, as it's a greenfield network.
> >
> > Heeelp please, I'm supposed to be moving thirty users in tomorrow and I
> > really want to avoid statics!
>
>
>

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