All:
I have inherited a network and need some advice on DHCP. The machine in question is a Windows 2000 server that is our domain controller, DHCP server, DNS server and Exchange 5.5 server.
The existing DHCP scope starts at 192.168.0.128 and ends at 192.168.0.192 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0. There are no reservations specified.
We are running out of available addresses so I need to do something soon. A Microsoft TechNet article states that you can expand the address range by increasing the end IP address for the current scope.
Why can't I change it to go from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254? That would give me plenty of addresses for now. Also, our servers are all statically set down in the first few addresses (192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.5) but other static devices like printers are all over the place. If I increase the end of the range, with there be conflicts if a PC wants an address that a printer has?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Greg
I have inherited a network and need some advice on DHCP. The machine in question is a Windows 2000 server that is our domain controller, DHCP server, DNS server and Exchange 5.5 server.
The existing DHCP scope starts at 192.168.0.128 and ends at 192.168.0.192 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0. There are no reservations specified.
We are running out of available addresses so I need to do something soon. A Microsoft TechNet article states that you can expand the address range by increasing the end IP address for the current scope.
Why can't I change it to go from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254? That would give me plenty of addresses for now. Also, our servers are all statically set down in the first few addresses (192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.5) but other static devices like printers are all over the place. If I increase the end of the range, with there be conflicts if a PC wants an address that a printer has?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Greg