Author: Tony Whitmore Date: To: jan, Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] dhcp3-relay and Windows 2003 DHCP server with
Windows XP clients
Hi Jan,
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:13:09 +0100 (BST), "Jan Henkins"
<jan@???> wrote: > This might not be the answer to your problem, but the symptom sounds
> similar to one I bumped up against in the past. Two things:
>
> * Ensure that your DHCP server itself has the "WINS/NBT Node Type" setting > to 0x8 (H-node, which means hybrid. This is available as option 046 under > Scope Options for your active scope).
Interestingly this option isn't set on the DHCP scope, but neither is it
set on another DHCP scope on the same server (served to a separate VLAN by
a DHCP relay) which works fine.
> * Somehow ensure (and this is where I'm uncertain how you might do it)
> that this option gets relayed by your DHCP relay setup.
I'm running dhcp3-relay with the -a option, which AFAICT passes extra
information along with the DHCP request.
> Please seriously consider using dhcpd instead. OK, integrating it with
> active directory and DNS can be a bit of a bind (pun intended), but in the > end you reap the benefits. Windows DHCP is stunted by comparison, and
> contrary to what M$ afficionados say, not really all that well documented. > DHCPD on the other hand... :-)
I don't really need convincing of the advantages of a a Linux-based DHCP
system over a Windows-based one, but sometimes one has to work with what
one is given.
