Windows IT Pro is the leading independent community for IT professionals deploying Microsoft Windows server and client applications and technologies.
  
  
  Advanced Search 


July 2001

Easy DHCP Conflict Resolution

RSS
Subscribe to Windows IT Pro | See More Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Articles Here | Reprints | Or get the Monthly Online Pass—only $5.95 a month!

In Reader to Reader: "DHCP Conflict," February 2001, Melissa Wise offers a solution to an IP address conflict. I have an easier solution that resolves a situation in which two clients are trying to grab the same IP address. First, release the addresses on both clients, then delete the clients' leases on the DHCP server. Create a reservation for one of the clients with a different IP address than the address that both clients are requesting. Next, renew the addresses on both clients. Confirm the assigned IP addresses on both clients to make sure that the DHCP server gave one of the clients a new IP address. Finally, delete the reservation for the client.

End of Article



Reader Comments
The other solution for this which I find works is depending on how long your office is open, set the leases in your DHCP to be just as long as the average hour of your staff works in a day. I encounter this problem a lot before but since I've reduced the lease down to just 8 hours. I never saw this happen again.

Chito L. Sta.Brigida June 27, 2001


good tip

Anonymous User October 15, 2004 (Article Rating: )


Thanks

Chito L. Sta.Brigida

dsaint65 May 05, 2005 (Article Rating: )


You must be a registered user or online subscriber to comment on this article. Please log on before posting a comment. Are you a new visitor? Register now




Top Viewed ArticlesView all articles
Command Prompt Tricks

One reader shares his tip for setting up the command prompt to reflect a remote path. ...

WinInfo Short Takes: Week of November 9, 2009

An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including some more Windows 7 sales momentum, some Sophos stupidity, Microsoft's cloud computing self-loathing, more whining from the browser makers, Zoho's "Fake Office," and much, much more ...

Understanding File-Size Limits on NTFS and FAT

A general confusion about files sizes on FAT seems to stem from FAT32's file-size limit of 4GB and partition-size limit of 2TB. ...


Related Events WinConnections and Microsoft® Exchange Connections

Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 R2 presented by John Savill

Managing IT Across Multiple Locations

Check out our list of Free Email Newsletters!

Windows OSs eBooks Understanding and Leveraging Code Signing Technologies

A Guide to Windows Certification and Public Keys

SQL Server Administration for Oracle DBAs

Related Windows OSs Resources Introducing Left-Brain.com, the online IT bookstore
Looking for books, CDs, toolkits, eBooks? Prime your mind at Left-Brain.com

Discover Windows IT Pro eLearning Series!
Clear & detailed technical information and helpful how-to's, all in our trademark no-nonsense format


Windows IT Pro Home Register FAQ for Windows WinInfo News
Europe Edition About Us Contact Us/Customer Service Media Kit Affiliates / Licensing  
SQL Server Magazine Office & SharePoint Pro DevProConnections IT Job Hound
Left-Brain.com Technology Resource Directory asp.netPRO ITTV Windows SuperSite 
 
 Windows IT Pro is a Division of Penton Media Inc.
 © 2009 Penton Media, Inc. Terms of Use | Privacy Statement