WINS and DHCP redundancy...

[Guest]

I have 10 servers on my network, with a backup DC and redundancy just about everywhere except...I only have 1 DHCP server and also only a single WINS server.

So When my DHCP box is down there's no IP adresses on my PC's!

What's the best way to get redundancy for my DHCP and WINS boxes...how do I set this up? I have about 70 PC's on my network.
Thnx

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

For Wins, simply set up nother Wins server and configure the two Wins
servers to replicate. Then make sure the clients use one Wins server as
their primary and secondary Wins server in their TCP/IP properties ( you can
configure this as a DHCP option).

For DHCP you will need to split your available address in your scope 60/40.
Give your current DHCP server a scope with 60% of the available address and
then give the other 40% to the new DHCP server.

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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I have 10 servers on my network, with a backup DC and redundancy just

about everywhere except...I only have 1 DHCP server and also only a single
WINS server..

So When my DHCP box is down there's no IP adresses on my PC's!!

What's the best way to get redundancy for my DHCP and WINS boxes...how do

I set this up? I have about 70 PC's on my network..