"I was hoping I could just right click on the current dhcp lease and convert it to a reservation but no such luck :0"
FYI - I am now able to do exactly this with Win 7 and the MS Remote Server Management tools. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice link. > > Thanks for that. > > I use netsh in a batch file scheduled to run every night that dumps > the database and compares it with the previous day's database dump, > then mails me the diff with blat. This gives me good insight into what > changes on my subnets. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 14:32, Ken Cornetet <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787375(WS.10).aspx#BKMK_addresdip >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:23 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: dhcp reservations >> >> >> >> Im aware of that and was thinking of unlimited, however whast happening is >> we have a network with multiple buildings and multiple lans. The network is >> pretty active in movement and equipment. The problem is that people are >> bringing devices in. we thought about managing it at the procurve switch but >> its just too much. We had all the reservations there but had to recently >> redo the scope when we added 150 computers to the network. Right now we have >> about 50 procurve switches and the help desk staff is not capable of >> managing them when they move departments around. >> >> >> >> What we were doing before was activating the scope, and forcing all mac’s >> into reservation so when we deployed new pc’s we would put the reservation >> in there in advance and then the workstation/device was ready to go. >> >> >> >> I see I can export the current list with mac address and can massage that >> pretty quick, but didn’t see a decent way to import using netsh commands. >> >> >> >> Thanks I will poke around on the netsh >> >> >> >> From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:47 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: dhcp reservations >> >> >> >> Typically, Microsoft clients do not change their DHCP address unless the >> address they had before is no longer available. They request the address >> they had previously. >> >> ASB (My XeeSM Profile) >> Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Benjamin Zachary - Lists >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Anyone know of an easy way to convert dhcp to dhcp w/reservations? >> >> We have a 450 user network with all dhcp but need them to not change for >> some new software. I was hoping I could just right click on the current dhcp >> lease and convert it to a reservation but no such luck :0 >> >> >> >> Id rather not have to input 450 mac addresses. Im tinkering with netsh dhcp >> server to see if anything looks possible but so far nothing good. >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
