Re: DHCP Client Service needed?

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From: Frank McCallister (anonymous)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:41:53 -0500

Hi Gary

Mark from MS beat me to it but you will have DNS problems running static
without DHCP. Especially after XP SP2 goes public and again especially with
ISA

Frank McCallister
COMPUMAC
"Gary Karasik" <gkarasik2fea.net> wrote in message
news:%23Ir%23ME6YEHA.712@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> What am I trying to gain? Free RAM, CPU cycles, faster shutdown/reboot
> times--just the all-around better performance that you get from running
> fewer processes.
>
> As you point out, though, it's usually a bad idea.
>
> GaryK
>
>
>
>
> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in
> message
> news:%235wXb65YEHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Gary,
>>
>> I really can't think of any service that should be disabled on a
>> installed
>> sbs box. All the 'dangereous' services are already set to disabled. What
> are
>> you trying to gain here? And leave the DHCP client service running. You
> will
>> get into trouble if you disable it. Months ago I disabled that just for
> the
>> fun of it, can't remember what the trouble was, but leave it like it is.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Marina
>> Microsoft SBS-MVP
>>
>> "Gary Karasik" <gkarasik2fea.net> schreef in bericht
>> news:uMiDzv5YEHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > I try to turn off unnecessary services. Of course, sometimes these only
>> seem
>> > unnecessary at first..
>> >
>> > GaryK
>> >
>> > "Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
>> > news:uOqIab4YEHA.2016@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > > Gary,
>> > >
>> > > I'd be more concerned with what dependencies may show up later, as in
>> > > running ceicw or some other wizard. Perhaps none. I certainly
>> > > wouldn't
>> > > recommend no DHCP client on the workstations. That is totally a make
>> work
>> > > project. But it sounds like you are in an adventuresome mood ;-).
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Les Connor [SBS MVP]
>> > > -------------------------------------
>> > > SBS Rocks !
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Gary Karasik" <gkarasik2fea.net> wrote in message
>> > > news:OlJIoX4YEHA.2972@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > > > I "manualized" it and rebooted. It doesn't seem to do anything on
> the
>> > > > server. On XP workstations, DHCP doesn't work unless the DHCP
>> > > > Client
>> > > Service
>> > > > is running. I have the service turned off on workstations with
> static
>> > IPs.
>> > > >
>> > > > GaryK
>> > > >
>> > > > "Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
>> > > > news:OdFwzN4YEHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> > > > > Hi Gary,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > By default, it is set to automatic and in the 2k3 world where
>> default
>> > is
>> > > > > 'not enabled' then I'd say it's probably required. Perhaps for
>> > > > > dns
>> > > > > registrations, or perhaps there is a dependency somewhere. If you
>> set
>> > > the
>> > > > > service to manual and stop it, you should get an answer ;-).
>> > Personally,
>> > > > I'd
>> > > > > leave it alone.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --
>> > > > > Les Connor [SBS MVP]
>> > > > > -------------------------------------
>> > > > > SBS Rocks !
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > "Gary Karasik" <gary@myitguy.biz> wrote in message
>> > > > > news:eflBKF4YEHA.716@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> > > > > > Hi,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > On a 2-NIC server, both NICs static, is the DHCP Client service
>> > > needed?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > GaryK
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
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