Category: Networking

Modify the network/NIC Bindings:  required for configuring the DHCP server operate in chosen networks: Go to DHCP console Right click on the DHCP server Click on “Add/Remove Bindings” Select the appropriate/required network connections from the available networks list   Maintain DHCP Database: Locate DB location In DHCP console, right click on the server and choose Properties The properties pane will display the current location of its DB and DBs Backup The Default location of DB is: C:WindowsSystem32dhcp The Default location of DB Backup is: C:WindowsSystem32dhcpbackup Database file is named as dhcp.mdb and there will be other files names dhcpcfg, dhcp.pat […]

A DHCP server and Clients communication starts off of broadcast packets from clients looking for DHCP servers.  However, the routers (default gateways that directs the network traffic) doesn’t support broadcast communication across the networks thus kills the broadcast packets.    This makes DHCP servers restricted only to the network that they are in.  In order to make DHCP server serve the requests from clients across various network segments/subnets, we have below options: Put DHCP server in each of the network segment/subnet Use RFC 1542 compliant Routers that support broadcasting communication across segments Use DHCP relay agents  (is a device, service […]

The first step after installing DHCP server is to authorize that server to serve the client requests.   Authorize DHCP server: In DHCP management console, select the server, right click and click “Authorize” From the same place you can have an active DHCP server to be “Unauthorize” Creating a new DHCP Scope:   A scope is a range of IP addresses assigned to computers requesting dynamic IP address You can create a new scope for IP version 4/6 that you choose and do a right click and then clicking the “New Scope” That open up a New Scope Wizard as […]