DHCP (BAD_ADDRESS)

[MSibley]

We're using a DHCP scope and inputting client
reservations. A few machines we're missed in the
reservation process and started picking up random IP
addressed within this scope. I also took the machines
that received unspecified IPs and created a reservation
for them in the non-excluded range. When I release and
renew the clients they are unable to renew and the DHCP
server names the computers BAD_ADDRESS. Additionally,
the MAC field has changed from the one originally
entered. Has anyone come across this before?

 

[Tim Rains [MSFT]]

Hi. Thank-you for your post.

You didn't mention what service pack your are running, but it sounds like
you may be running into this problem:

325919 Multihomed DHCP Clients May Cause "Bad_Address" Entry on a DHCP
Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325919

310844 Multihomed DHCP Server Assigns Duplicate IP Addresses
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310844

I hope that helps.

Tim Rains
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation

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