Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

[Brother Steven]

Can anyone tell me how to set up WIN-XP Pro as a DHCP server or if it is even
possible. All the help screens seem to point to DHCP client. Please reply to

thank you.
Steve

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Windows XP does not support a native DHCP server. Only the MS Server OSs
include a DHCP server - Win NT 4.0 Server, Win2k Server, Windows Server
2003. There are third party products which claim to provide DHCP server
capability on Windows XP. Eg. - http://tucows.com/preview/265297.html

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Brother Steven" <Brother > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me how to set up WIN-XP Pro as a DHCP server or if it is
even
> possible. All the help screens seem to point to DHCP client. Please reply
to
>
> thank you.
> Steve


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[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

you may want to enable ICS on xp.

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"Brother Steven" <Brother > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me how to set up WIN-XP Pro as a DHCP server or if it is
> even
> possible. All the help screens seem to point to DHCP client. Please reply
> to
>
> thank you.
> Steve

[Bob Willard]

Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote:

> Windows XP does not support a native DHCP server. Only the MS Server OSs
> include a DHCP server - Win NT 4.0 Server, Win2k Server, Windows Server
> 2003. There are third party products which claim to provide DHCP server
> capability on Windows XP. Eg. - http://tucows.com/preview/265297.html
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Brother Steven" <Brother > wrote in message
> ...
>

Really? I think either XP PRO or XP HE can be an ICS host and, as such,
be a DHCP server. ICS is a rather limited DHCP server, since the range of
IPAs is fixed, but it does use DHCP protocol to assign IPAs, yes?
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Cheers, Bob

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

In MS Speak ICS provides a DHCP 'allocator.' But yes, this is a limited
DHCP server. All client machines will have their default gateway and DNS
server set to 192.168.0.1. Sort of thought Brother Steven was looking for
something else.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Bob Willard" > wrote in message
...
> Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote:
>
> > Windows XP does not support a native DHCP server. Only the MS Server
OSs
> > include a DHCP server - Win NT 4.0 Server, Win2k Server, Windows Server
> > 2003. There are third party products which claim to provide DHCP server
> > capability on Windows XP. Eg. - http://tucows.com/preview/265297.html
> >
> > Doug Sherman
> > MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >
> > "Brother Steven" <Brother > wrote in
message
> > ...
> >
>
> Really? I think either XP PRO or XP HE can be an ICS host and, as such,
> be a DHCP server. ICS is a rather limited DHCP server, since the range of
> IPAs is fixed, but it does use DHCP protocol to assign IPAs, yes?
> --
> Cheers, Bob


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[Chuck]

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 12:12:27 -0500, "Doug Sherman [MVP]"
> wrote:

>In MS Speak ICS provides a DHCP 'allocator.' But yes, this is a limited
>DHCP server. All client machines will have their default gateway and DNS
>server set to 192.168.0.1. Sort of thought Brother Steven was looking for
>something else.
>
>Doug Sherman
>MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

To say nothing of the fact that ICS requires you to have two network connections
(or a modem and one network connection). You can't setup an ICS server without
two connections.

Cheers,
Chuck
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