anonymous
Wed Jan 14 13:22:01 CST 2004
Thanks Javier. I called Microsoft and they told me using
the dhcp was not a violation of the eula. Yes the router
does have dhcp, but sbs2k is also a dhcp server. I am
looking into the full blown packages.
Thanks again!
>-----Original Message-----
>I think this is a "complicated question" that should be
addressed to a
>Microsoft Licensing specialist (give them a call).
>
>IMO-> I don't think it would matter (since it is
unauthenticated, although
>this is not always the case)... but maybe I'm wrong. The
existing router
>cannot function as a DHCP server?
>
>BTW-> You might get the full blown versions of each SBS
component at very
>low prices for non-profits. Search for old posts to get
the link (I know it
>has been posted lot of times).
>
>--
>-Javier
>
><< SBS ROCK!!! >>
>
>"t_ash" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:0ba401c3daa9$7948fae0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> I work for a non-profit. We serve disabled adults.
There
>> are approximately a 100 pc's at our organization. More
>> than half of those are NOT on the SBS server. They have
>> been assigned static IP addresses and are used for
>> Internet access (again through the cable router, NOT
SBS).
>> I have a question about licensing. I don't want to
>> violate any licensing, but I would like to take
advantage
>> of using the dhcp server to assign all the computers on
>> both networks IP addresses. Does anybody have a handle
on
>> Microsoft licensing? Can I use services like dhcp if
>> those machines don't authenticate? Any help would be
>> appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> T
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