If the client is not configured with the dhcp server address, then it will broadcast the packet in the network and if suppose two dhcp servers are preesent, then both will reply with an address from their pool. But the client uses the first dhcp rply packet, so obviosly the second one will be of no use and that address cannot be allocated to any other clients untill the lease time gets expired.
-Muthu On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Goutam Baul wrote: > IMHO, the safest way to try and test is to have router segmented subnets and > have one DHCP server for one segment. If the DHCP broadcast can reach both > the DHCP servers then there is, ordinarily, no control on which DHCP server > will respond to which request. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vijay Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 6:08 PM > Subject: Re: [LIH]twp dhcp servers > > > > I want to try out the configurations of DHCP Server in RedHat 9.0 This is > > the reaosn that I will be having two server - in case I configure on more. > > > > Ok, so I can try it for another sunbet say : 192.168.1.x ? > > > > But how will the clients know not to pick up packets for the linux server, > > since the Win2K server is the actually DHCP Server. > > Does this mean that in teh same network I cannot try out another DHCP > server > > ? > > > > Regards, > > Vijay. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: VM Ware > With VMware you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine. > WITHOUT REBOOTING! Mix Linux / Windows / Novell virtual machines at the > same time. Free trial click here: http://www.vmware.com/wl/offer/345/0 > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: VM Ware With VMware you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine. WITHOUT REBOOTING! Mix Linux / Windows / Novell virtual machines at the same time. Free trial click here: http://www.vmware.com/wl/offer/345/0 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
