oh yes I did understand : > .
The problems I was referring to is as follows (I have run into this many
times):
- Win 95 client gets IP address from NT dhcp server.
- NT server assigns IP address to another machine ( for one reason or
another, maybe client problem, or server)
- win 95 machine tries to renew the same address, and does NOT ( repeat
does NOT) get a new address.
- client will not release old address ( even running winipcfg/release,
etc.)
Microsoft's solution ( this was from MS priority tech support ) :
1-upgrade dhcp client ( did not work)
2- reinstall win95 ( ... used to be the answer on old mac OS ! )
While this is not a major problem, it is a disadvantage when it does
happen. Also, as far as Linux client,
I read ( although I haven't checked it out ) that the NT dhcp server has
several configurable parameters
to make the dhcp server compliant with ALL clients, not just M$'s ( ... oh
the world/Internet according to Microsoft ).
Happy tweaking !
"Hossein S. Zadeh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/09/2000 03:51:23 PM
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Subject: Re: DHCP IP Assignments, Linux vs Win98
On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The disadvantage ( of win9x client saving the dhcp supplied IP ) is when
> there is trouble on the dhcp server
> ( I have seen this on NT server) or network, that you have to somehow
clear
> the IP address from the win9x client
> so it can get a new IP, but because it tries to renew the same address (
> which has now been assigned
> to a different machine by the server ), you have a conflict.
You didn't read my post carefully, did you? :-)
I said, Windows machines *ask* for the same IP address. If it is not
available, the server sends a negative acknowledge packet, and then the
workstation asks for *AN* ip address. It does NOT insists on getting the
same one over and over again.
Case at hand:
I have a laptop. I plug it in into our network. I gets an IP. I turn it
off, take it home, and plug it into my network at home. It asks for the
last IP address. The server rejects the request. The laptop gets an IP
from the server.
The above scenario works perfectly whether I run Linux or Windows.
Boothing Windows generates a couple of more packets on the network (asking
for the old one, and the NACK from the server). But I think it is worth
it; one might argue otherwise. If you have a valid argument against what
I described, I am eager to hear it.
cheers,
Hossein
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