I have never had the opportunity to set up NT server for DHCP assignment of
non-windows clients. I am not sure whether you will need to install Samba in
order to be a DHCP client under a WinNT DHCP Server.
The reason behind this is that Windows NT Server DHCP uses the NetBIOS name
in the discovery packets in order to respond with a lease offer. If linux
does not automatically send a computer name in the form of a NetBIOS
designation, the NT server may not understand the discovery packet
information.
You (or a NetAdmin) may have to establish a client reservation or exclude an
IP address from one of the NT DHCP Scopes (are there more than one?) on the
DHCP server. If you exclude one IP address in the Windows NT Scope this can
be used for your linux box, and can remain static.
For the linux box, the standard DHCP settings should be sufficient, let me
know what you've attempted, and we might be able to resolve the client
issue.
Since you are on a company LAN, you may have to request a static IP from the
NetAdmin.
--Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert "JTBob" Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hi,
>
> Can Mandrake Linux connect to a Windows NT DHCP
> server? If so, what settings need to be made?
>
> I've tried different settings in the "Network" settings under
> DrakConf, but I keep getting an error connecting to a
> DHCP server.
>
> If not possible and I need to use a static IP, what info
> MUST be put in the Network settings boxes to get the
> PC to talk to the net.
>
> I took a PC lying around here at work and decided
> to give Mandrake Linux a try and see what the operating
> system had to offer. So far everything works fine except
> for the network part, which severely limits my testing of
> SAMBA and firewall software.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
>
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