DHCP

[SAPIA]

Under Windows 2000 Professional is there a way to setup
the DHCP Client to point to the DHCP Server on our Network?
If so how.

Any help would be great.

Thanks in advance

 

[wolluf]

Just set TCP/IP to obtain IP address automatically on win2k pro box (presume you want to pick up IP address from DHCP server?)

 

[SAPIA]

Thanks for your help!

I donot want to pick up IP address for the win2k pro box
it has a static IP, But when remote users call in I would
like for them to pickup and IP address from our
DHCP Server.

In our Incoming Connections under Networking - TCP/IP

I have check Assign TCP/IP addresses automatically using DHCP.

But when I look in the Event Viewer I have Warning:
Unable to contact a DHCP Server.

I'm looking for a way to connect to the DHCP Client to tell it the IP Address of the DHCP server.

Any help would be great.

Thanks in advance

 

[jgoodman00]

Which event log are you referring to? The client machine which is connecting to your computer or the Win2K box itself?

As far as I am aware, the setting you are referring to is the correct one to assign, but this will probably vary depending on how your network is setup.

Is your incoming connection a direct call, or a vpn connection?

If it is the latter, & you have a router, depending on its configuration it may be causing the problem. Certain routers allow vpn pass through (where I believe they make a direct connection through the router to a client pc), or they support vpn themselves. Our router supports vpn, & it is the router itself which both accepts the incoming connection & assigns ip addresses. Client pcs on our network dont then see the remote computer as a foreign entity... James Goodman

http://www.james-goodman.co.uk

 

[SAPIA]

jgoodman00,

ans:

1-System Log
2-vpn connection

Yes! We do have a Router, I'll take a look at the router to see if we have a problem.

Thanks For your time