Troubleshoot Windows 2000 DHCP server
News If you get an address in the range 169.254.x.x on a Windows 2000 client, you'll know that the client was unable to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server.Try using the Ipconfig/release command followed by Ipconfig/renew.
[January 21, 2003, 10:01]
Solve Windows 2000 DNS server problems
News Running these two commands back to back will renew the IP address lease and refresh the workstation's DHCP options. If you're running DHCP, try running IPCONFIG /RELEASE followed by IPCONFIG /RENEW. At the user's workstation, you should run...
[May 19, 2003, 13:03]
Seeking your techno guru
Blog a) The address clients call when contacting a DHCP server.b) The telnet address used by most routers.c) The address used by routers to talk to other routers.d) The machine itself, it is the loopback address.
[November 30, 2008, 17:03]
Red Hat Linux 8.0: The best version yet?
News In an attempt to make the configuration simpler, Red Hat 8.0 tries to configure networking for you -- primarily by selecting DHCP and trying to get an IP address for you. For example, upon installation there was automatically an entry located in...
[April 3, 2003, 9:47]
How to tweak Linux network files
News Configurations in this particular file determine which device will be used for networking, which protocol will be used (manual, dhcp, and so on), whether the device will be started at boot, the IP address, the gateway address, the netmask, and, if...
[January 7, 2003, 8:56]
Microsoft Cluster Service or network load balancing?
News Cluster Service explained I've previously explained how and why you might use the Cluster Service in Windows 2000 Advanced Server for achieving high availability with services like virtual servers, file shares and dynamic shares, Dfs roots...
[November 7, 2002, 15:28]
Install and configure a DHCP server in Windows Server 2008 review
Reviews By adding a reservation, you ensure that a machine always receives the same IP address from the DHCP server. Microsoft Windows Server 2008’s built-in DHCP server allows Windows machines (and any other TCP/IP-based machines and devices) to obtain...
[May 19, 2008, 10:39]
