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USING DHCP WITH ROUTER

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by matt5968

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I have small network running several nt4 and win 2000 and xp clients with one server win 2000. I want to share a cable modem. Isp uses dhcp. Is it best to enable the router DHCP or the win2000 server be DHCP server for network. I assume the win 2000 server would still be DNS server.. Whats the best way doing this..Thanks

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by r. a. caluste

i would be using windows 2000 dhcp. it integrates well with the active directory, rras and ddns.

hope this helps.

by tark

I would recommend using the Win2000 server as your DHCP server for the network. However, make sure your router has the capability of being set by a DCHP box; it might actually have to be the server itself. Also, being a cable modem, unless you purchase an IP address for each system you'll want to only have one IP address visible to the internet, and that would be your router.

by ia sire

This is how I resolved a similar issue:

BTW, before I move on, if you make your server a DHCP server, you will not be able to share the net connection. I am assuming the since it is a cable modem and you have dynamic addressing that you also haveto sign in before the connection is active.

1. Make sure that DHCP service is NOT running on the server (if it is disable it) if DHCP service is running, you will not be able to share the internet connection.

2. Sign on to your provider (if don't have to sign in, move on to the next step)

3. Open up the network connection that is enabled when you use the internet. (The way to see this is by looking at the network connections screen in the control panel or double clicking the small networked computer images that show up at end of the task-bar)

4. once you have this connection open, go to the advanced tab and click on "share this internet connection", and "enable dial on demand for this connection".

5. Make sure that all the stations connect to the server using DHCP. Usually the server will now have the address 192.168.0.1 and all the other stations will have and assigned DHCP address along that scope.

All computers should now be able to use the internet connection that has been enabled at the server, and if the connection ever goes down, as soon as someone tries to access the internet again from any station, the server will redial the connection.

by dsuski

Purchase a dsl/cable router (dlink, linksys, etc...)with built in dhcp server. Have your workstations point to the dhcp/router for ips and for servers assign static ips on the same subnet as dhcp

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