DHCP server on my MAC

[tim2002]

I have an NT network with one mac on it. When i connect the mac, my Windows 2000 dhcp server stops and says the MAC is now the DHCP server.


The person that wanted the MAC is no longer with the company and i want to get it back on the network.

any ideas

thanks in advance

btw i know very little about MAC's

Tim

 

[duncdude]

The Mac's are taking over ;-)

What O/S on the Mac - 9 or X?

Probably best you be very specific of the exact O/S & version to get some feedback


Kind Regards
Duncan

 

[ObviousTroll]

We really need more info. I don't think regular OS X has a DHCP service at all and OS X server requires DHCP to be manually configured and enabled.

 

[tim2002]

Sorry

It is os 10 panther. not sure of the revision number

 

[duncdude]

From the 'taskbar' that pops up from the bottom of the screen...

System Preferences / Network / check in here...


Kind Regards
Duncan

 

[rliebsch]

Its possible the Mac has internet connection sharing enabled over ethernet.

Check: System Preferences, Sharing Panel (3rd row, 4th icon), Internet Tab)



Robert Liebsch
Stone Yamashita Partners

http://www.stoneyamashita.com/

 

[duncdude]

Sounds like you could be running OS X Server... as ObviousTroll mentions


Kind Regards
Duncan

 

[tim2002]

In the network confg. under system pref's there is the settings for connecting to a DHCP server but nothing else.

I am pretty sure it isnt os x server, because it started shutting down the real dhcp server after he had this mac for several months

What applications would have that.

I know Sutido MX is on here as well as Adobe CS

thanks in advance

 

[rliebsch]

You checked network, but did you check internet connection sharing?

what are the IP addresses being handed out? are they the same RFC addresses your network hands out, or are they a different set?


Robert Liebsch
Stone Yamashita Partners

http://www.stoneyamashita.com/

 

[tim2002]

Internet Sharing was turned on. I turned it off. That makes sense.

Do you think that will fix the problem.

 

[rliebsch]

Absolutely!

with this feature disabled, your Win box will not find a conflict for authority of DHCP services.



Robert Liebsch
Stone Yamashita Partners

http://www.stoneyamashita.com/

 

[tim2002]

Thanks all, for your help.

This mac has all of our design software on it and its been a pain with it not being on our network.

Tim