On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Vidiot wrote:
> >Try this:
> >
> >On the Win2K machine (while it is hooked up to your home network), open a
> >command prompt and type:
> >
> >ipconfig /release
> >
> >ipconfig /renew
> >
> >Your dhcp client on the win2k machine is probably thinking that it already
> >has a lease that hasn't expired, and doesn't need a new one.
> >
> >Ben
>
> Nope. The command can back and said that there aren't any DHCP addresses
> configured to release.
>
> I've changed the config file to look like:
>
> subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> # --- default gateway
> option routers 192.168.1.1;
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
>
> option domain-name "vidiot.com";
> option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
>
> # option time-offset +6; # GMT
> # option ntp-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
> # --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this unless
> # -- you understand Netbios very well
> # option netbios-node-type 2;
>
> range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.11 192.168.1.20;
> # default-lease-time 21600;
> # max-lease-time 43200;
>
> host usdmsnros1ws324 {
> hardware ethernet 44:45:53:54:42:00 ;
> }
> }
>
>
> I did this after doing some man page reading. I've tried both MAC addresses
> that I see displayed when doing "ipconfig /all", but it still won't get an
> address.
>
> Oh, and yes, I stop and start the dhcp daemon after changing the config file.
Okay, 2 questions:
1) do you have any other machines on the network that *are* able to
receive dhcp leases?
2) Have you tried it *without* the MAC address specification?
Typically when I'm trying a new server, I try it with the simple stuff
before I start using the esoteric settings (like MAC address
restrictions).
Ben
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