dhcp scope question

[pendal1]

Guys, what would you recommend for a scope when you have between 150 to 200 users. I'm a newbe so I just want to make sure the little things are done correctly.
Additionally, I encountered a situation with a new hp proliant server and getting the smartstart software to recognize the HD. We installed the HDs in the new servers and booted off the smartstart software. The software indicated no bootable HD found. What we ended up doing was changing the controller boot order and then everything worked. When you booted the server it displayed the HDs but the smartstart software didn't detect it until we put the right controller number one in the boot order. Just seemed strange to me. What was even stranger is they ordered these sata cards to install that have less throughput than the onboard controller. Anyway, always appreciate the help.

 

[lhuegele]

Perhaps you should repost your question in the DHCP forum at

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=950

Good luck,

 

[burtsbees]

That depends---one network? You could run a class C scheme with the normal bitmask and have 254 IP addresses available for hosts. If you have close to 254 and plan to use VLSM, then you better go with a class B, even with a 23 bit mask, you'd then have 512 host addresses available, all on one subnet, and you could break that one down even further efficiently, and it would be scalable (up to 7 more bits could be "borrowed").

Burt