DHCP problems

[IcemanSA]

I have a problem about a dhcp router that keeps on handing out the same ip to different machines. The setup:

Telkom ADSL Router <---- DHCP server
Netgear AP
And Fileserver all connected via a switch

Now there is 6 laptops and one pc connecting via wireless. The problem comes when the DHCP assigns the same ip adres to two macines resulting in ip conflict. I then have to enter static ip and then remove it in order to assign different IP.

How can this be resolved?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Can the fileserver handle DHCP requests?

If so, disable the DHCP daemon on the router, and enable it on the fileserver.

I trust no telkom router to do DHCP stuff...

 

[The_Techie]

I trust no Telkom router, end of story

 

[mancombseepgood]

Maybe you can reseerve IP addresses per mac address, a schlep if you have new users coming and going, but it may work if you have pretty much the same user base.

 

[IcemanSA]

Can the fileserver handle DHCP requests?

If so, disable the DHCP daemon on the router, and enable it on the fileserver.

I trust no telkom router to do DHCP stuff...

The "fileserver" is only a regular XP Prof box with user shares and some file shares. Can XP be configured to act as DHCP server?

 

[Gambit]

does the Netgear AP have a DHCP server? or does it recieve a ip from the telkom router?

 

[mancombseepgood]

The "fileserver" is only a regular XP Prof box with user shares and some file shares. Can XP be configured to act as DHCP server?

Yes, if you set up internet connection sharing on it's lan adapter, but there are then two links in the chain.

 

[IcemanSA]

Thats the way I understand as well. Only by sharing the internet connection does XP offer DHCP capabilities. If you activate Internet Connection sharing you will have two gateways (one being the router and the XP box) will that clash with each other on the network?

And surprisingly the AP does not have a DHCP server only an option to releay DHCP requests.

 

[Juggy]

Install this on the XP box.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Programming/ActiveX/wodDHCPServer.html

 

[The_Unbeliever]

If you download and install ^^^ on the XP box, be sure to disable the macaroni router (it's a macaroni, right?) DHCP daemon otherwise the two will clash.

Keep everything else as is, and in the DHCP daemon configuration, assign the gateway IP to be your router's IP.


Or download and install Smoothwall on an old P2 box that's lying around...

 

[IcemanSA]

Shot guys, just downloaded the app, Will give it a try.