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Why does a DHCP server allow clients to get IP addresses outside of the scope?
Greetings Experts,
We have a Win2K3 server running AD, DNS, DHCP. The DHCP scope was changed from .100-.250 to a smaller scope, .100-.200 and our clients are still ending up stuck with .200+ addresses. Even when I release and renew the addresses, the revert back to the same old IPs. We want to install new equipment and put them on static IPs starting at .201 and up so this is a hindrance.
We have a Win2K3 server running AD, DNS, DHCP. The DHCP scope was changed from .100-.250 to a smaller scope, .100-.200 and our clients are still ending up stuck with .200+ addresses. Even when I release and renew the addresses, the revert back to the same old IPs. We want to install new equipment and put them on static IPs starting at .201 and up so this is a hindrance.
DHCPWindows Server 2003
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vivigatt
Or you could shorten the lease time down. The clients will try to request a lease at half the lease duration. Anytime I make a change to DHCP I lower this value to help speed up the change process.
You can also select existing leases in the DHCP management console and delete them manually.
Then force a reboot (or at least a dhcp lease release + renewal) the hosts that have the addresses you want to free up
Then force a reboot (or at least a dhcp lease release + renewal) the hosts that have the addresses you want to free up
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Unfortunately, I have tried all three suggestions without success. I rebooted, shortened the lease time, and ran ipconfig. If I am at client "1.1.1.206" and attempt to release/renew its lease, it returns right back to the same IP address. ".206" isn't even in the DHCP scope anymore, the scope goes from 100-200 now. Is there something I must be missing here?
Check the registry for teh host that still gets 1.1.1.206
Run a "search" in HKLM\CCS\Services" on the string "1.1.1.206"
You should find it.
Then check that the DHCPServer field is actually the IP address of the DHCP server you used.
If not, well, your hosts are getting their IP configuration from another DHCP server (cable/DSL router?)
If that is true, there is something weird to me... I already did such things in teh past and it worked.
Some leads
- You can, temporary, create Static DHCP entries (reservations) for the host still "out of scope"
- You can try to run ipconfig /release and then delete all references in the registries to the IP addresses that are Out Of Scope in the registry and then reboot the corresponding hosts
Run a "search" in HKLM\CCS\Services" on the string "1.1.1.206"
You should find it.
Then check that the DHCPServer field is actually the IP address of the DHCP server you used.
If not, well, your hosts are getting their IP configuration from another DHCP server (cable/DSL router?)
If that is true, there is something weird to me... I already did such things in teh past and it worked.
Some leads
- You can, temporary, create Static DHCP entries (reservations) for the host still "out of scope"
- You can try to run ipconfig /release and then delete all references in the registries to the IP addresses that are Out Of Scope in the registry and then reboot the corresponding hosts
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Still looking in to the problem. It looks like the rogue DHCP server dvt mentioned may be the cause...
I will know soon.
I will know soon.
Hey, I mentioned the rogue DHCP server first ;) ! (OK I missed to call it rogue... It was called "another DHCP server")
Having 2 DHCP servers on a single network can be a nightmare, unless they synchronize a way or another (MS DHCP can do that when the DHCP servers are members of a domain. isc dhcpd 3 can do that too).
To be frank, I often implement a primary dhcp server and a backup dhcp server, which are usually independent.
For instance, at home, I have an MS Windows based dhcp server (primary) and my WiFi AP also runs a dhcp service (backup)
When I can, I make sure that the backup dhcp server answers later than the primary one (WRT54G with DD-WRT answers later than my Windows server for instance), so that its answers will be discarded by the clients when the primary dhcp servers answered first.
And I also configure things so that scopes do not overlap (when I can)
Having 2 DHCP servers on a single network can be a nightmare, unless they synchronize a way or another (MS DHCP can do that when the DHCP servers are members of a domain. isc dhcpd 3 can do that too).
To be frank, I often implement a primary dhcp server and a backup dhcp server, which are usually independent.
For instance, at home, I have an MS Windows based dhcp server (primary) and my WiFi AP also runs a dhcp service (backup)
When I can, I make sure that the backup dhcp server answers later than the primary one (WRT54G with DD-WRT answers later than my Windows server for instance), so that its answers will be discarded by the clients when the primary dhcp servers answered first.
And I also configure things so that scopes do not overlap (when I can)
And WireShark/NetMon or any network sniffing utility. Filter on UDP 67 and 68 and you'll have all the DHCP traffic...
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There was indeed a rogue DHCP server. Thanks for the help!
Hey I was the first to mention the rogue server ! You could have split the points...
reboot the DHCP server