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David T Hollis wrote:
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> The DHCP Server included with Windows NT Server 4.0 does not have any
> redundancy capability. The only way to have redundancy is two servers with
> non-overlapping ranges which is the same case as ISC DHCP. Windows 2000 may
> have some form of redundancy, but I'm not certain. 3rd party products
> (MetaIP, et al) probably have some form of redundancy, but I don't know for
> certain.
You are absolutely right. I am sorry to cause such needless controversy. The
misunderstanding is mine.
I did not understand the technician in the Computer Centre properly; I'm ashamed to
say that my Cantonese
is very poor. Today I verified that indeed, NT does not provide a redundant DHCP
service. The existing
system has been a problem for me, as it failed twice within two days, plunging the
whole campus (except
the 12 laboratories that I manage using ISC DHCP and ISC BIND) into IP-less oblivion,
including my
lecture, which had to lapse into overhead transparencies. I just want the College to
be able to provide a
reliable service, and setting up a 486 running Linux with ISC DHCP would offer a much
more reliable
service at zero money cost.
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Nick Urbanik, Dept. of Electrical & Communications Engineering
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: (852) 2436 8660 Fax: (852) 2436 8643
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