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Default Gateway Sometimes Not Right (Win Serv 2003)

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Hello Everyone, I am pretty much a “noob” to the whole DHCP/DNS concept on a Windows Server machine but I am eager to learn and have fixed a few issues in regards to what has been setup in the organization…

However, there is this one issue I can’t seem to narrow down and weed out and it is that sometimes, when a user restarts their computer and there I.P. is reassigned it is given the wrong “Default Gateway” (192.168.0.101, the server itself), If I try releasing and renewing on the client PC, it does nothing. But the second I disable his/her adapter and re-enable it, it is assigned the proper one. Where in the world is it getting the wrong Default Gateway from?

Here is how the Network is setup

Router/Internet: 192.168.0.1 [Correct Gateway]
Domain Controller: 192.168.0.101
Domain Controller 2: 192.168.0.102

What settings Do I need to look at? Why does it fix itself once I disable/re-enable the adapter?

Thanks! Hope you guys can help!

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It appears that either the BIOS or the driver for the NIC card is causing the card to timeout getting an address from the DHCP server.

I would advise to download all the firmware and Windows drivers updates on that system and apply them.

Then see if the issue continues.

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