Win 2k Pro as a DHCP Server?

[Mr B]

Can anyone tell me if there's way to use a machine running WIndows 2000 Professional (not server)
as a DHCP Server? We want to have a couple machines separated from our normal network but be linked
together for imaging purposes. We don't have any extra routers and were thinking that if there's a
way to use WIndows 2000 Pro as a DHCP server, then that would work fine and we could uplink that
machine to a hub/switch and then plug in the rest of the machines.

Can this be done within Win2k?

Do I need some sort of 3rd party software to do this?

Can someone recommend one that works well and preferably has a free trial period (or is free
altogether)?

Thanks.

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

There is no built in DHCP server software in Windows 2000 Pro. There may be
3rd party software you can run, but if you have a routed environment already
why not use DHCP relay or Bootp relay so your current DHCP server can server
multiple subnets?

120932 DHCP: Spanning Multiple Subnets
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=120932

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
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[serverguy]

That is not completely accurate. Win2KPro includes Internet Connection
Sharing which is a self-contained DHCP server; however, it is intended for
home networks, and is not recommended for use in networks where other DHCP
servers may come in conflict.

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

But to run the DHCP service from ICS all of ICS must be running. In the
scenario described,. ICS probably would not be desired since it does NAT.
Use of Bootp or DHCP relay ould make the most sense.

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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[Mr B]

Well we ended up with a quirky work around we are testing. We set up the ICS and just disabled the
dialing. Interfering with other sources isn't an issue because the whole point of this is to get it
the machien OFF our normal network. We use it as a Symantec Ghost server and broadcasting images to
a bunch of PCs kills the network for the rest of the people because it's all done in one area.

 

[Enkidu]

Well we ended up with a quirky work around we are testing. We set up the ICS and just disabled the
dialing. Interfering with other sources isn't an issue because the whole point of this is to get it
the machien OFF our normal network. We use it as a Symantec Ghost server and broadcasting images to
a bunch of PCs kills the network for the rest of the people because it's all done in one area.

Mr B, why don't you just configure the two machines with static
addresses?

Cheers,

Cliff