Need Advice for DHCP for Remote Laptops

[Guest razor]

Hello--

 

We are running a Windows 203 Server and Windows XP environment. We have a

DHCP server within our subnet.

 

Several of our staff have laptops that they take out into the field for

unspecified periods of time, and then return to the office and plug them into

the network again.

 

In some instances, their IP lease expires on the laptop while they are out

out in the field, another client within the LAN is assigned that same IP

address and then the remote staff returns to the office, plugs their laptop

in and now I show two devices on my network with the same IP address.

 

Is there a solution for this?

 

Many thanks,

--

Stephen

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: Need Advice for DHCP for Remote Laptops

 

Stephen,

There's a couple of things. You can set scavenging in your DNS to clean out

old registrations.

You can also set the DHCP server to do the registrations:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/d0e19b57-c368-46c2-b017-caf25ae150ec1033.mspx?mfr=true

Hope that helps,

Anthony

http://www.airdesk.com

 

 

"razor" <stephend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:6F5A3D99-2905-4AED-8C36-9D892DCDBDD6@microsoft.com...

> Hello--

>

> We are running a Windows 203 Server and Windows XP environment. We have a

> DHCP server within our subnet.

>

> Several of our staff have laptops that they take out into the field for

> unspecified periods of time, and then return to the office and plug them

> into

> the network again.

>

> In some instances, their IP lease expires on the laptop while they are out

> out in the field, another client within the LAN is assigned that same IP

> address and then the remote staff returns to the office, plugs their

> laptop

> in and now I show two devices on my network with the same IP address.

>

> Is there a solution for this?

>

> Many thanks,

> --

> Stephen

[Guest Chris White]

RE: Need Advice for DHCP for Remote Laptops

 

Nothing worse than a Dirty DNS infrastructure.

 

In fact a lot of problems can occur from DNS being untidy or being a horder

of old records.

 

This is an easy solution though, so you should be sorted in no time. I

utilize DHCP reservations in my Network to ensure I can track a User on the

system. Their IP is permanent so I can maintain documentation for that user,

and also track problems quickly by glancing at current Reservations to see

who is who. I have dozens of Engineers who come in and out of the office

after periods out in the field at varied intervals so this way I maintain

control.

--

Chris White

United Kingdom

 

 

"razor" wrote:

> Hello--

>

> We are running a Windows 203 Server and Windows XP environment. We have a

> DHCP server within our subnet.

>

> Several of our staff have laptops that they take out into the field for

> unspecified periods of time, and then return to the office and plug them into

> the network again.

>

> In some instances, their IP lease expires on the laptop while they are out

> out in the field, another client within the LAN is assigned that same IP

> address and then the remote staff returns to the office, plugs their laptop

> in and now I show two devices on my network with the same IP address.

>

> Is there a solution for this?

>

> Many thanks,

> --

> Stephen