RE: Force DHCP clients to update

[Brian Judge]

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Yeah, but it's the existing clients that still have several days to run on their leases that are the problem. They won't look for a new address for a few more days. The ipconfig /renew command will work for win2k clients - but not for all win9x clients. I'm tempted to just solve it by reacting to people as they ring the help desk. Tried and trusted!!! -----Original Message----- From: Anthony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 September 2001 16:56 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Force DHCP clients to update Hmmm, Anyhow, as with NT4 dhcp scopes, can you not just set the lease to 1 day or something? Then after a week, set it back to whatever you had set it to before? ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Blackstone To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 3:51 PM Subject: RE: Force DHCP clients to update When I did this, I sent all my users an email with a simple .cmd file.   @Echo Off IPConfig /Release IPConfig /renew exit -----Original Message----- From: Brian Judge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Force DHCP clients to update Hi all. I've just changed a setting on my DHCP server (Win2k). I added in a gateway. Does anyone know of a way to force all all clients to renew their lease, thus obtaining the updated information. I have a mixture of Win9x and Win2k clients. I was thinking of adding in an "ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew etc." line into a login script but some win9x clients won't accept this. Any thoughts greatly appreciated. Brian Judge The information in this e-mail (which includes any files transmitted with it) is confidential and may also be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee only. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. It is not to be relied upon by any other person other than the addressee except with our prior approval. If no such approval is given, we will not accept liability (in negligence or otherwise) rising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, on such information. Unauthorised recipients are required to maintain confidentiality. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify us immediately, destroy any copies and delete it from your computer system. Any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of the email is prohibited. Copyright in this e-mail and any document created by us will be and remain vested in us and will not be transferred to you. We assert the right to be identified as the author of and to object to any misuses of the contents of this email or such documents. Grant Thornton is authorised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland to carry on investment business. A list of partners may be inspected at Grant Thornton, Ashford House, Tara Street, Dublin 2, Ireland http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm The information in this e-mail (which includes any files transmitted with it) is confidential and may also be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee only. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. It is not to be relied upon by any other person other than the addressee except with our prior approval. If no such approval is given, we will not accept liability (in negligence or otherwise) rising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, on such information. Unauthorised recipients are required to maintain confidentiality. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify us immediately, destroy any copies and delete it from your computer system. Any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of the email is prohibited. Copyright in this e-mail and any document created by us will be and remain vested in us and will not be transferred to you. We assert the right to be identified as the author of and to object to any misuses of the contents of this email or such documents. Grant Thornton is authorised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland to carry on investment business. A list of partners may be inspected at Grant Thornton, Ashford House, Tara Street, Dublin 2, Ireland