On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Scott Jensen wrote:
> I have never had to use an ip helper address in an NT/95/98 environment to date. The
> ip helper address has only been needed to get to the DHCP server for an IP address.
> Accessing the PDC has never required one.
>
> Scott
Depends. In some instances you may need one. Perhaps if you are not
using a WINS server located local to your network, the client would
attempt a broadcast, in which case they would need
helper-address.......since NetBIOS Name Server and NetBIOS Datagram Server
packets are UDP and only forwarded using an ip helper-address.
Brian
>
> Brian wrote:
>
> > You have to use an ip helper-address to login to a NT Server in one
> > network, coming from a client in another network.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Scott Jensen wrote:
> >
> > > Are the workstations in the .5 network setup correctly for WINS, proper domain,
> > > ect. What is the error message you are getting when the .5 segment workstations
> > > are trying to log on?
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > Alfred Saulo wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was hoping to get feedback on configuring a 2948g-l3 switch. I've set it
> > > > up so that the 1st port (fastethernet 1) is on my local network
> > > > (192.168.1.x) and another port (fastethernet 20) to be on another network
> > > > (192.168.5.x). I believe I have configured it correctly since I am now able
> > > > to ping from a host on the 5.x network to the 1.x network and vice versa...
> > > > however, my problem lies within being able to authenticate and eventually
> > > > log on to the 1.x network/domain (NT server, single domain) from the 5.x
> > > > network..... the test machine I'm using on the 5.x network is a win98 box
> > > > with a static 5.x ip address.... gateway on that box is set to the ip
> > > > address of the switchport for the 5.x network..... any help would be
> > > > appreciated.....
> > > >
> > > > Alfred
> > > >
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