Re: DHCP Not releasing on different subnets

From: morgan (morgan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/25/04

  • Next message: Phillip Windell: "Re: DHCP Not releasing on different subnets" 
    Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:05:04 -0700

    Having DHCP not cost effective if there are only 3 to four workstations at
    these locations. routing with IP helper works great.

    although you suggest getting rid of superscope?

    "Phillip Windell" wrote:

    > Geography is meaningless, the DHCP setup doesn't care if they are 500 miles
    > away or 50 feet away in the next room.
    >
    > However the system would be better off with a DHCP at each location that
    > serves the particular subnets at that location. You don't want a WAN link
    > to go down because someone forty miles away cut a line with a backhoe and
    > leave the remote machines "helpless" without a DHCP to get their network
    > configuration from. Remote networks need to be designed so they are at least
    > semi-independent and can at least function to a certain degree even if they
    > are cut off from the outside world.
    >
    > --
    >
    > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
    > www.wandtv.com
    >
    > "morgan" <morgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:2428AA44-EB89-4366-B79A-2F2D60940E4D@microsoft.com...
    > > Phillip,
    > >
    > > even though these are physically remote location?
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > "Phillip Windell" wrote:
    > >
    > > > Get rid of the Superscope. Run a separate scope for each subnet. Do
    > some
    > > > research on the purpose of a Superscope and you will find they are not
    > for
    > > > what you are doing. They make all the scopes within them behave as a
    > single
    > > > scope. I believe they are also used when multiple subnets run on the
    > same
    > > > logical "wire" although I am not that familiar with doing it that way
    > and
    > > > consider it a bad idea in the first place.
    > > >
    > > > --
    > > >
    > > > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
    > > > www.wandtv.com
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > "Morgan" <Morgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > > > news:B1ED7B2C-8DB2-4DFF-876A-C7212BAF5689@microsoft.com...
    > > > > I have a Win2k server running DHCP configured for a superscope for
    > four
    > > > > different subnets.
    > > > >
    > > > > DHCP work over the router at every location no problem.
    > > > > But for the remote user after go from one location to another
    > > > > DHCP will not release it keep the same address from the previous
    > location
    > > > > even after doing an Ipconfig /release and /renew , same IP coms up.
    > > > >
    > > > > please advise
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    >
    >
    >

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