Multiple DHCP servers.

[Dave McDuell]

I want to set up 2 W2K servers both running DHCP with
differently defined scopes on the same physical network.
Is there a way to define the client machines so that some
get their DHCP service from one server while others get it
from the other server ??

Thanks

 

[Scott Harding - MS MVP]

You could try ClassID's which is a new thing for Windows 2000. It is not too
bad to setup but you will have to touch every machine. That is the only way
without putting a router in there and subnetting the different DHCP servers
that I know of....any other ideas guys?

 

[Jeff Cochran]

You could try ClassID's which is a new thing for Windows 2000. It is not too
bad to setup but you will have to touch every machine. That is the only way
without putting a router in there and subnetting the different DHCP servers
that I know of....any other ideas guys?

Reservations by MAC address works too. And you may not need to touch
remote systems to do this (provided you have a method of resolving an
IP to MAC to start with...).

 

[Scott Harding - MS MVP]

Ah, yes. Good idea....but not fun to find the MAC addresses......