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Mac DHCP client/W2K DHCP server problems

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by bad_karma 3 views

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We have a few Mac's on our network, and they refuse to take DHCP information properly. We are using MacOS9 with the OpenTransport update. All windows clients work fine. Sometimes a Mac will try to get an ip and leave a "bad Adress" record in the DHCP server and then it will try the whole scope leaving the DHCP server useless. Has anyone else experienced this? Another strange problem the Mac's work fine on routable ip's but will not even work with static private NAT ips.

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by mcse-az

These issues are resolved in the Open Transport (OT) 2.6 release. OT 2.6 is available via two methods:
automatic Software Updates feature of Mac OS 9.0 for any computer running Mac OS 9.0.
manual download at http://asu.info.apple.com/ for Power Macintosh G4, iBook, and iMac (Slot-loading) computers running Mac OS 8.6 and as an alternate download method for any computer running Mac OS 9.0.

How to Use a Macintosh Computer with Internet Connection Sharing http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q230/5/85.ASP

How to Configure a Macintosh Computer for Internet Access http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q181/7/67.ASP

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by matthew.landrus

The latest version of OpenTransport for OS 9.04 has a number of bugs Apple is aware about and will fix with OS 9.1. In the mean time you are also likely to experience type 2 (address)errors. I would try four options:

1st (& most important): turn off your network's tree spanning control

2nd: download the duplexer tool from Apple's web site and install the full-duplex extension

3rd: assign mannual ip addresses and set the macs to manual

4th: if all else fails, downgrade to 7.5.5, Apple's most stable OT and OS

by james_randy

Since your question is so old, you might as well just reload the latest versions of all software, and you'll have a new set of problems to deal with. Heck, update all your hardware and operating systems while you're at it. Have a real party. (And doaway with all the Macs.)

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