Similar but different - the DHCP server is Win2003R2. Also the KB says it doesn't apply to Win7.
-----Original Message----- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 and DHCP puzzler Something similar to this? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233/en-us Eisenberg, Wayne wrote: > Has anyone noticed any problems with Windows 7 getting an IP address > from DHCP? In our pilot testing, we are noticing that a significant > portion (>30%) of our users are not successfully getting an IP address > from the local DHCP server. It happens with wired and/or wireless, > across make and model, different antivirus programs. It can happen if > the DHCP server is on the same subnet and also if it is on a different > subnet (ip helper address configured in the router). No firewalls > turned on. Everything was fine for a while, and then some laptop users > started having problems getting an address from their home router. > Some folks can get an address at home, but have trouble getting it at the office. > If you give them a static IP, they can work. That is obviously not a > viable solution. We need DHCP to work no matter where they are - just > like it works for XP. :) BTW, none of our XP users have any problems > at all. This is strictly a Win7 issue. We've tried removing some MS > patches among other things, but nothing fixes it across the board. Any ideas? > > Points and ice cream will be awarded to anyone who can come up with an > answer. :) -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ 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/> ~
