SBS 2008 and routers

[ktmrandy]

I am installing a SBS 2008 Server behind a 2wire router. I have disabled DHCP in the router but the SBS server gives the error that DHCP is still configured in the router and will not complete the Connect to Internet wizard. I can set up DHCP manually in the SBS server but bypassing the wizards creats other problems. Do I just need to get an industrial router?

 

[markdmac]

Are you certain that the DHCP is disabled on the router? The SBS has to be picking it up from somewhere. What happens if you put a workstation on the network. Does it get a DHCP address? If you use IPCONFIG /ALL it will tell you what is providing the DHCP address.

Make sure your firewall isn't giving it out.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[ktmrandy]

I used Wireshark as a protocol analyser and saw the router was acking DHCP requests but not giving out ip addresses. I reset the router and it quit doing this and SBS installed as it should.