"fmsmcse" <fmsmcse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A2A00D1-0C26-4652-A4F2-93D59DA563C4@microsoft.com...
> Ok, gotcha, but what if I tell you that I stopped the DHCP service and
> rebooted 5 machines, 2 2k and 3 XP and only one XP got itself an APIPA
A client will try to renew it's address when it is restarted,
when ipconfig /renew is issued or when it reaches 50% of it's lease
duration. If it fails during the last it will try again at 87% of the
lease
duration.
> all the other kept their addresses as per the leasing period.
This would not be likely. What is most likely occuring is that an
alternate
cofiguration has been added to the machines that seem to be renewing
sans
the DHCP server. I have had to do this in some really trashed networks
to
provide addresses for clients while fixing a DHCP server.
>
> How do you explain all being rebooted and just one doing what you said
> it's
> supposed to do?
I can't explain why your clients aren't doing what they are supposed to
be
doing without more information.
> Besides, I've not found a clue in the MS documentation regarding your
> point,
> stating the client would release the IP if it can not contact the DHCP
> server, could you provide it?
The client in a restart is requesting a renewal, it is not issuing a
release.
>Again, I just want help, I'm do not want to get
> into a "fight".
Check out this site and see if it helps:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/e
n-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-u
s/prjj_ipa_mbhh.asp
LRM