Re: DHCP Server Options (Router)

From: Marc Reynolds [MSFT] (marcrey_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/30/04


Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 18:32:46 -0600

Pre Windows XP clients...

121005 DHCP Options Supported by Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=121005

-- 
Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Carey" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1251d01c415aa$f08491a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Option 249 worked for what I wanted. But when you say the
> clients have to support it, which ones don't? XP does
> obviously...
>
> Thanks alot for the help.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Yes,
> >
> >well my current setup is the client using the router as
> >the default gateway and have it do the work. BUT my boss
> >doesn't want another "hop" in the network. SO I have to
> >explain that it really isnt another hop because if the
> >router sees that a client wants to goto the internet then
> >it informs the client that it is on the local network and
> >doesn't actually get "routed" so technically its not
> >another hop and because the router is 10Base T he thinks
> >its a bottleneck. Well the only bottleneck would be the
> >traffic traversing the 10.0.0.0 - 172.16.0.0 network like
> >once a day. PLus the VLANS run at 100mbit so really there
> >is no bottlenecks within thier own VLANS.
> >
> >If I am wrong here correct me please, but I believe what
> I
> >am doing now is the best setup.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>   I am still not sure why you need to add this route on
> >each client. Surely
> >>your default router can handle this by redirecting the
> >traffic to the
> >>"other" router.
> >>
> >>    It is better in the long run to keep the client
> setup
> >as simple as
> >>possible and let the routers do the routing.
> >>
> >>"Dusty Harper {MS}" <DHarper@Online.Microsoft.com> wrote
> >in message
> >>news:eEoug43EEHA.3812@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >>> You can configure the DHCP Scope option to hand out
> >additional routes.
> >>> These are given out through DHCPInform packets.  The
> >options are 033 &
> >>249.
> >>> The clients have to support these options though
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> --
> >>> Dusty Harper
> >>> Microsoft Corporation
> >>> -------------------------------------------------------
> -
> >------------------
> >>--
> >>> This posting is provided "AS IS", with NO warranties
> >and confers NO rights
> >>> -------------------------------------------------------
> -
> >------------------
> >>--
> >>>
> >>> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:1428b01c41373$fc057780$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> > Ok I still need an answer to my original question...
> >>> >
> >>> > I need DHCP to supply a static route to the clients.
> >>> >
> >>> > Because in DOS, if I type route add 172.16.0.0 mask
> >>> > 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.4 255.255.255.0 it adds the
> >route and
> >>> > works fine. I need to deploy this through DHCP so all
> >>> > clients obtain this route.
> >>> >
> >>> > >-----Original Message-----
> >>> > >Nevermind I figured out the issue, I didn't have a
> >>> > default
> >>> > >route in the router.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >>-----Original Message-----
> >>> > >>At a client site we are seperating the network for
> >>> > >>development purposes. This is being done using
> VLANS
> >>> > >which
> >>> > >>is no problem. I have configured a Cisco 1600
> >series to
> >>> > >>communicate between the VLANS. Which it does
> >properly.
> >>> > On
> >>> > >>the client machines they have the Internet
> >(10.0.0.1 for
> >>> > >>the Gateway) and will also access the Development
> >side
> >>> > >>through the router (10.0.0.4 as the development
> >GW). The
> >>> > >>problem is that the Intnernet and Development
> >>> > >>communication won't work at the same time.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>SO! For internet to work I need the default
> gateway
> >to
> >>> > be
> >>> > >>10.0.0.1 but cannot communicate to the development
> >side
> >>> > >>(172.16.0.X) and If I made the Default gateway
> >10.0.0.4
> >>> > I
> >>> > >>have communication to the dev side, but NOT the
> >internet
> >>> > >>anymore. So its one or the other and don't want to
> >work
> >>> > >in
> >>> > >>unison.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>SO! I've added the other router to the DHCP server
> >>> > >options
> >>> > >>(03) 10.0.0.1,10.0.0.25 and the clients renew these
> >>> > >>Gateways but I still have the same issue. If I
> >put .4
> >>> > >>first I get Dev but no net, if I put .1 first I
> get
> >net
> >>> > >>but no dev. What do I have to do to make them work
> >>> > >>together or route between them? Can DHCP publish
> >the new
> >>> > >>routes? I have setup Routing and Remote Access and
> >would
> >>> > >>be able to get it to work that way but we don't
> >want the
> >>> > >>server doing the work of the router. We want the
> >routers
> >>> > >>to determine what goes where...
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>Any insight would be helpfull...
> >>> > >>I've also tried (33) Static Routes to no avail.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>Thanks
> >>> > >>.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >.
> >>> > >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >


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