Re: Problem: GP Software Installation with DHCP

From: Andrew Mitchell (amitchel_at_removecasey.vic.gov.au)
Date: 03/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 04:02:54 -0800

"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

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Pitfalls of Combining DC, DNS, DHCP
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  • Re: Problem: GP Software Installation with DHCP
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    (microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy)
  • Re: Problem: GP Software Installation with DHCP
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    (microsoft.public.windows.group_policy)
  • Re: Problem: GP Software Installation with DHCP
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