DHCP server problems

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Joseph F. Barger

I have a problem with a couple of Windows 2000 workstaions. When I reboot
the workstations they obtain a new
IP address. This only happens and one of my subnets it doesn't appear to be
happening in the other subnets.

Any ideals???????

PS.....I don't know a lot about the DHCP server execpt that it's a Linux
server DHCP server.
 
I believe it is possible to configure a DHCP Server to not allowed a client
to get the same address over and over but forces a new address everytime.
However I have not personally experimented with that and I certainly can not
be of much help with a DHCP Servce running on Linux. But I'll bet this is
the feature or setting you need to hunt down and check on that Linux box.
 
No that's not the problem..... I doesn't happen anywhere else. Only on that
subnet and no other.
Phillip Windell said:
I believe it is possible to configure a DHCP Server to not allowed a client
to get the same address over and over but forces a new address everytime.
However I have not personally experimented with that and I certainly can not
be of much help with a DHCP Servce running on Linux. But I'll bet this is
the feature or setting you need to hunt down and check on that Linux box.


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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


Joseph F. Barger said:
I have a problem with a couple of Windows 2000 workstaions. When I reboot
the workstations they obtain a new
IP address. This only happens and one of my subnets it doesn't appear to be
happening in the other subnets.

Any ideals???????

PS.....I don't know a lot about the DHCP server execpt that it's a Linux
server DHCP server.
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Are those the only Windows 2000 workstations on the network?

Are they performing and DHCP Release on shutdown? If so, then the previous
leases have been freed and are not guaranteed back to the clients that owned
them.

I don't recall whether Windows 2000 performed release on shutdown by default
or not, though.

-Chris

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Joseph F. Barger said:
No that's not the problem..... I doesn't happen anywhere else. Only on that
subnet and no other.
Phillip Windell said:
I believe it is possible to configure a DHCP Server to not allowed a client
to get the same address over and over but forces a new address everytime.
However I have not personally experimented with that and I certainly can not
be of much help with a DHCP Servce running on Linux. But I'll bet this is
the feature or setting you need to hunt down and check on that Linux box.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


Joseph F. Barger said:
I have a problem with a couple of Windows 2000 workstaions. When I reboot
the workstations they obtain a new
IP address. This only happens and one of my subnets it doesn't appear
Click to expand...
to
be
happening in the other subnets.

Any ideals???????

PS.....I don't know a lot about the DHCP server execpt that it's a Linux
server DHCP server.
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Here's some more information...... This is ONLY occuring on Windows 2000
system and all Windows 2000 systems.
When any Windows 2000 system using DHCP reboots it get another IP address
and here's another little thing. When it grabs the IP
the lease time is only ONE HOUR. Twenty-nine mintues later it renew the
lease for 3 days and get another IP address.
It appears that it's release the IP every time.


Chris Edson said:
Are those the only Windows 2000 workstations on the network?

Are they performing and DHCP Release on shutdown? If so, then the previous
leases have been freed and are not guaranteed back to the clients that owned
them.

I don't recall whether Windows 2000 performed release on shutdown by default
or not, though.

-Chris

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==============================
Chris Edson
(e-mail address removed)

This posting is provided "AS IS" with
no warranties, and confers no rights.
===============================


Joseph F. Barger said:
No that's not the problem..... I doesn't happen anywhere else. Only on that
subnet and no other.
can
not
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this
is
the feature or setting you need to hunt down and check on that Linux box.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


I have a problem with a couple of Windows 2000 workstaions. When I reboot
the workstations they obtain a new
IP address. This only happens and one of my subnets it doesn't
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