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    windows 2000 dhcp client issue

    Hey guys,

    I got a laptop that has full a network connection to the lan, but is unable to pick up a ip address from the dhcp server. its got a 169.254.*.* ip which is microsofts fake one.

    I got rdp onto the dhcp server, what sort of things to check to see if i can resolve the problem. The laptop is about 100miles away, so it all has to be done remotley.

    Thanks for a speedy response (hopefully)

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    Firstly try giving the machine a static address in the range that DHCP should assign. You need to confirm that the laptop has connectivity to the DHCP server, if it doesn't then it will never be assigned a DHCP address. Is this an office site? If so can other machines there talk to the DHCP server? If so can you borrow a network cable from a known working machine and try to obtain an IP then?

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    microsofts fake one
    Actually thats called an APIPA address , lots of devices will do it - its to create a broadcast based , non routable network.

    I'd check to see how many addresses you have left in the DHCP scope ( you may have to clear up some records that havn't expired ) - are you running DHCP with client reservations ?
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    Moby-Dick,

    I beleive we are yes, I'm fairly new to Windows server 2000 dhcp, any good resources for learning about windows servers?

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    Make sure you have a scope for that subnet in the first place.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rec0il View Post
    Moby-Dick,

    I beleive we are yes, I'm fairly new to Windows server 2000 dhcp, any good resources for learning about windows servers?
    Well if you are running DHCP with client reservations , then you'll need to create a reservation for the corresponding MAC address on the Laptop.

    Have a look at some of the windows 200 study guides - as the exams aren't being done any more , you shoudl be able to pick up win 2k books very cheapily ( of course if you want to go down the certification path , then windows 2003 / longhorn is a better bet )
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    Moby-Dick,

    Thankyou for your advises. It high time i started to develop my skills and steer away from desktop support. There seems to be much to learn, but im keen and enthusiastic. Can you recommend any good books, I only really want to purchase one Windows 2000 book, seeing as its "old-tech".

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    Most of the technology in Windows 2000 is just open standards wrapped into a UI. Just read up on generic DHCP, DNS and so on and you'll get a better idea of what a Windows 2000 Server does.
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    Useful functions from the command prompt you may need to use, and are probably aware of would be:

    ipconfig /all - to see what is currently there

    ipconfig /flushdns - to clear things out if you have old entries which you feel are confusing things.

    Trying flushing the DNS, disabling the network connection, then re-enabling it and seeing if you get assigned an ip.

    If not, use ipconfig /release to drop all associations, ipconfig /flushdns to clear out old stuff, disable and enable the network connection and see what happens.

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    It all depends on how the remote laptop is connected but assuming you've got routers between the laptop and the site where the DHCP server is located they need to be RFC 2131 compliant else DHCP negotiation packets won't be forwarded so the client won't be given an IP address. If the routers are compliant then there may be an option within their config to enable this feature.

    If you're routers aren't compliant and assuming you're running MS servers then you can put a DHCP relay agent at the remote end, this effectively provides a means to negotiate DHCP over IP.

    If it's a single laptop at the remote site I'd be inclined to put a static IP address on it and then reserve that address in the DHCP config at the main site, that's assuming the laptop doesn't get moved around as if it does then the user will have to re-config it.

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    One thing worth doing is opening the DHCP console and seeing if tehre are any exclamation marks or similar either on the server or the scope. If there aren't,.............................



    Reboot it. Sometimes it just does that in Win2k. A reboot fixes it.
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    There could be any number of issues preventing your machines DHCP request being acknowledged, most basic is a physical connectivity problem (ie cable, port, patching, network adaptor).

    Check out www.microsoft.com/technet for windows server info.

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