we are running out of IP addresses at a particular site, and since we will be adding some devices soon I need more IPs available.
we currently have our 2003 dhcp server handing out IP addresses with scope of 192.168.xx.xxx with subnet of 255.255.255.0
what we are thinking of doing is just changing the subnet to 255.255.252, effectively doubling the list of addresses.
from what I have read, I cannot CHANGE the current scope, but will need to delete it,and create a new one.
I have quite a few static devices, like access points and printers, will I need to change the IP settings on those systems?
I have tested a PC with the new subnet mask, and it did work find, connected to the network, so I am wondering if my static devices could be left alone?
we currently have our 2003 dhcp server handing out IP addresses with scope of 192.168.xx.xxx with subnet of 255.255.255.0
what we are thinking of doing is just changing the subnet to 255.255.252, effectively doubling the list of addresses.
from what I have read, I cannot CHANGE the current scope, but will need to delete it,and create a new one.
I have quite a few static devices, like access points and printers, will I need to change the IP settings on those systems?
I have tested a PC with the new subnet mask, and it did work find, connected to the network, so I am wondering if my static devices could be left alone?