Re: Microsoft SBS 2003 - DHCP ?

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In news:43bc3515$0$20162$8fcfb975@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
PifPofPaf <PifPofPaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> Don't bother about MAC addresses.

If you don't enter the MAC address, you can't create a DHCP reservation at
all. I prefer DHCP reservations over static IP addresses, myself. Makes it
easier to keep track of everything.

> Use IP adresses.
>
> In SBS you can only have 75 users so you can set up a range from
> 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.255. Thats 255 available IP adresses.
> And then specify a reservation of 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.30 for
> fixed IP addresses.
> The numbers from 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.30 you can assign to
> printers and others servers and stuff like that. When the server
> starts dealing out addresses it will start at 192.168.0.31.
>
>
>
> PifPafPof
>
>
>
> "Dave" <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de
> news: 60DA9766-9D34-4CDA-BBE5-413177BF706C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Thanks, now how do I determine the MAC addresses?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In news:6903D060-8E19-4F49-83CE-1EA5ACBE4FB7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>> Dave <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>>> How do I reserve a few IP's for my printers and print servers
>>>> (hardware). I'm running SBS 2003 and DHCP.
>>>
>>> In your DHCP server, you should be able to right-click on the
>>> reservations
>>> on the left and choose New Reservation. Name it something useful,
>>> add the MAC and IP addresses you wish.


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