Specifically, they will try to renew their existing lease with the leasing DHCP server once half of the lease duration time has gone by.
Jeff On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Joseph L. Casale < [email protected]> wrote: > AFAIK, > Windows clients prefer the dhcp server they used originally and hence why > you prolly got lucky. > Once it left the picture, all others were now possible options. > > jlc > > > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:29 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* ..and now for something completely different.. > > > > Small network, subnet is 25-bit. Been fine for years, no recent changes, > except as described below. > > > > ServerA: 2003 R2 is a DHCP server (also DC, DNS, file/print etc). ServerA > sits on hardware that will get flatted and 2008 R2 on it, so I stand up > ServerB, again with 2003 R2. I make it a DHCP server, same scope and > settings, authorize it, etc. Network was fine with this thing forever. > > > > I turn off DHCP of Server A so clients will start getting IP’s from Server > B and it works. Sometimes. Other times clients get an IP from 192.168.1.1. > Some troubleshooting finds a Linksys router that I had totally forgot about > using in just “switch” mode. WAN side unused, just the 5 port switch side > utilizes (I don’t even remember doing it, but I am the only guy who does IT > stuff at this place, and in hindsight I can’t believe this hadn’t been only > a temp solution). I bought a proper switch and solved the issue. > > > > My curiosity is why wasn’t it an issue when ServerA was the DHCP server? > The DHCP lease was set for 8 days on ServerA so it’s not like in the last > several months the PC’s hadn’t been doing DHCPDISCOVER several times… > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
