DHCP will not respond

[jfc1003]

I had a scope of 192.168.20.0, but due to network growth, the scope filled up with all our printers and other static IP assignments. So I have created a new scope of 192.168.30.0 just for DHCP clients, and made the correct adjustments to the router. If I put a static IP in my clients, they work and can talk to everything, including the server that serves as a DHCP server.

But the DHCP server refuses to dole out from the new scope. I have deactivated the other scope, but not deleted it. Is there any reason the DHCP would not service DHCP requests? DO I have to delete the other scope first?

 

[SilviaS]

I take it you have authorised and activated it?

 

[jfc1003]

I figured out that I needed to add both scopes to a "superscope" as the server will not otherwise allow itself to issue different IP address ranges within the same subnet. Go figure. It is working fine now.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.