DHCP

[BlackBrd]

Ok another newbie here. I'm trying to setup a firebox III 700 as the DHCP server. I have the external IP setup.
The subnet is set as 192.168.1.0/24. The IP range I put in is 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.254. If I go to the client computer and do an ipconfig /renew I can watch the firebox send (dhcpd[104]: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.1.156 to 00:10:5a:d3:c4:1f via eth1), The mac address is to computer I'm trying to get the IP for. But for some reason I get an error on the client saying unable to contact your DHCP server. But if I connect to the main network (not with the firebox) I'm given an IP no problem.

 

[ant2112]

Hello,

Have you checked both client and FB log files for more infos?? Can you get another client to successfully get an IP from the FB?

 

[BlackBrd]

I've tried 5 different clients 3 different OS's. Have not gotten a client to get and IP. Don't see anything in the log files that tells me of errors for DHCP

 

[stiles123]

what version of the Watchguard suite are you running?

 

[BlackBrd]

Version 6.2

 

[ant2112]

Just to confirm, the private IP space 192.168.1.xxx is an associated network on the trusted interface?

 

[BlackBrd]

The subnet set in the DHCP is 192.168.1.0/24 & the trusted IP is set to 192.168.1.1

 

[reepa]

I had exactly the same proble at a clients office recently, try putting the FB as your first dns server on the client machine, it worked for me.

 

[BlackBrd]

Thank you all for your help. I'm not that network savey. So I was not sure what I was doing (Still not). To make a long story short it was the hub. It was reset. And now I'm getin somewhere with the FB. Thanks again