why a reservation if outside your scope and not an exclusion ? On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 5:05 AM, Brougham Baker <[email protected]>wrote:
> Within the same subnet. We only have 1/3 of the subnet in the pool but used > to have reservations outside of it. > > In 2003 and 2008 you could put reservations outside the dynamic area, in > 2008R2 that is now denied with the error "The specified DHCP client is not > a reserved host." If you import an existing database using > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281626 you still get the message trying to > edit an exiting reservation not in the dynamic area. Creating reservations > in the dynamic area works. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew S. Baker" <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 3:21 AM > Subject: Re: Server 2008 R2 changes > > > > How out of range are you talking? >> >> This limit came in around 2003, IIRC, and the way to get around it is to >> increase the scope (or set it to the full netblock that you're concerned >> about) and then set exceptions to keep the operative range in the right >> area. >> >> Now, you can use reservations outside the dynamic area. >> >> ------Original Message------ >> From: Brougham Baker >> To: NT Issues >> ReplyTo: NT Issues >> Subject: Server 2008 R2 changes >> Sent: Feb 15, 2010 9:53 PM >> >> Trying not to rant but seeing the absolutely useless message "The >> specified >> DHCP client is not a reserved host." doesn't help. >> >> Anyone know of a way (reg key) that will let you create reservations >> outside >> of the scope? >> Anyone know why this retrograde limit has been imposed? >> >> I like DHCP reservations- they are self documenting and handle DNS >> registration properly. I also like to be able to assign addresses out of >> the >> scope as it lets you where things are going at a glance- having standards >> makes this easy. All this backwards step does is make me want to use >> static >> addresses again.. >> >> I thought I'd be able to cheat and just import the DB with out-of-range >> addresses in it but no such luck. >> >> Not so chuffed, >> Brougham >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> >> -ASB: http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker >> Sent from my Verizon Smartphone >> ~ 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/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
