DHCP on WIN2K

[jonwilbanks]

I was wondering I have a w2k server running rras and nat, will any dhcp requests get past that server? One server nic is plugged into a switch with the clients and the other nic is plugged into a switch with the rest of the network.

 

[brontosaurus]

did you mean 255.255.0.0 ?

But yes, dhcp requests are subnet bound, unless you've configured routing to allow passing of broadcasts.....

 

[InfrArch]

it's not good to allow broadcasts. It's better to set up a DHCP Relay agent on a router.


Victor K
psas@canada.com
MCSE+I;MCSA;MCSE(w2k);CNE(5.1);MCNE(6);CIWSP;CIWSA.

 

[GlenJohnson]

Why is that Victor? Just curious. Thanks. Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@johnsoncomputers.us



"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist and mathematician.

 

[brontosaurus]

You're right Victor, I was assuming he does not have a router...

Glen, allowing broadcasts across subnets could saturate the networks and slow communications down...

 

[GlenJohnson]

Thanks, I've not dealt much with dealing across subnets, so this is good to know. Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@johnsoncomputers.us



"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist and mathematician.

 

[jonwilbanks]

I have configured no means of dhcp requests to traverse the win2k router and that was what I was hoping for. I was trying to keep the broadcast traffic within the subnet and it sounds like my config will accomplish that.

Thanks to everybody.