DHCP Server address????

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William W. Plummer

Where do I enter the LAN address for the DHCP Server? How does Win2K
know where it is? My event log shows many "lost the lease for ..." and
I believe they are caused by not being able to talk to the server.
 
You don't enter the DHCP server's address on the client.
A DHCP client works by sending out a discovery message on the network.
DHCP servers listen for these brodcasts and respond to them with an offer.

You can find out the DHCP servers address that gave you the lease by using
IPCONFIG.EXE

In a cmd.exe window, run:
IPCONFIG /ALL

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Thanks,
Mike

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MikeVa said:
You don't enter the DHCP server's address on the client.
A DHCP client works by sending out a discovery message on the network.
DHCP servers listen for these brodcasts and respond to them with an offer.

You can find out the DHCP servers address that gave you the lease by using
IPCONFIG.EXE

In a cmd.exe window, run:
IPCONFIG /ALL
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Thanks. I believe I fixed the problem by powering down all computers,
the router and the cable modem. Then turned them on in the reverse
order, allowing each to become stable.
 
Be aware that the best way is only one DHCP-server in a network.
And best is de DHCP of the domeincontroller. So it can be linked with the
DNS-server.
If you have more DHCP-servers on your network then every machine that starts
get answers from every DHCP-server but takes the firsth one.
Greets
DanC
 
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