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DHCP for Win3.1

Asked by: pok

Can anybody tell if Win 3.1 can get IP from a W2K DHCP server, and how to config?

If not, is there any method for Win3.1 to get IP dynamically in a W2K server based environment?

Thanks for any suggestion.

pok

 

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2002-07-27 at 09:48:12ID20328914
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Answers

 

by: rin1010Posted on 2002-07-27 at 14:22:23ID: 7182633


pok,

Windows 3.1 doesn't have support for TCP/IP or networking
without a third-party stack such as Trumpet Winsock...
But Trumpet Winsock doesn't support DHCP ...

There are other third-party TCP stack software packages
available that may work for you including
OnNet or Internet Chameleon
from NetManage :

http://156.27.8.200/
http://www.netmanage.com

Another product I recommend and had the best success with
is PC-NFS from SunSoft of Sun Microsystems...
It provides TCP/IP for Windows 3.1
and supports DHCP ...

http://www.sun.com

But you'll probably want to at least upgrade
to Windows for Workgroups ver. 3.11
to have DHCP perform correctly.
You can then use the free
MS TCP/IP-32 3.11b
supporting DHCP:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/wfw311/Update/3.11b/WFW/EN-US/tcp32b.exe
http://download.microsoft.com/download/wfw311/tcpip/3.11/WFW/EN-US/wfwtcp.exe
http://download.microsoft.com/download/wfw311/dlc/1/WFW/EN-US/wfwdlc.exe

And here are a couple of other urls that may be useful...

FTP download of latest Microsoft TCP/IP32
NDIS3 stack software with DHCP support :
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/windows/public/tcpip

FTP download of Trumpet Winsock and Trumpet home :
ftp://ftp.trumpet.com/winsock/twsk30d.exe
http://www.trumpet.com

Hope some of this is helpful...
Please post back if you want more about it...
 

 

by: RoadWarriorPosted on 2002-08-07 at 18:09:33ID: 7207344

The IE4 install that has the dialler included has a Shiva TCP/IP implementation that I beleive handles DHCP, however, the stack used with this one has some oddities and will not work with all internet applications. if you want browser/email/ftp only use, you'll be fine. If however you want to use messaging and filesharing programs you may have issues.

If you want a lighter browser, or one easier to remove,  there was also a IE 3.04 install with the same dialler in.

With a direct network connection you won't be using the dialler to dial of course, but that is how to identify the packages with the right stack in.

regards,

Road Warrior

 

by: HmmmPosted on 2002-09-09 at 18:29:46ID: 7273677

rin1010 posting about updating to wfw 3.11 and installing the tcpip32b stack is the way to go.

Wown.com has good howtos on setting up the msdos network client if you stick to win 3.1.

 

by: MobileOakAIPosted on 2002-12-14 at 17:22:58ID: 7584070

Yes. Try OnNet. If you haven't upgraded OS to XP in the meantime.

 

by: cempashaPosted on 2003-04-22 at 10:22:15ID: 8374731

Hi pok,
This question is still open and needs to be closed. If any of the comments above helped you, please accept it as an answer. If not please send an update about your issue so that the question can be finalised. Thank you

Pasha

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