Workstation looking to 2nd workstation for DHCP

[SUSANVV]

This is occuring on a small network: 2 workstations, a Verizon modem/router and a networked copier/printer/scanner. The router assigns the IP addresses. The addresses are correct. In checking the Event viewer on one of the workstations, it is looking to the other workstation as the DHCP server. I am not sure why or how to stop it. Any ideas how to stop it are appreciated.

Sue

 

[SimonDavies]

First of all the first workstation should be sending out discovery packets, the DHCP should respond and the handshake continues until the lease has been obtained. If the first machine is subsequently talking to another machine either that second machine has a DHCP server on it somehow or it's perhaps the master browser and it's trying to register itself on there.

I would suggest that you try and post the message from the event log so we can see if there is any more in there.

SimonD.

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