Stephen K�hn wrote:

 Ok - now I know I must be doing something wrong here folks; but let's
 start out from the beginning.

 I constantly have customer computers in here, and generally, when I
 slap them on the network, I give them a static IP address along with
 gateway and the whole nine yards.

 Today I decided I was exceptionally lazy and wanted to setup the DHCP
 server via the Mandrake Control Centre. Ok - no worries - accepted
 all the defaults and the likes. But it ain't seeming to work. Wassup?


I have a customer machine here - rebooted even - tried to renew the IP, but getting nothing - NADA - WTF am I doing wrong - or do I need to spend more than five minutes on this?

 Mind you, I'm not having a whinge because of it, but I thought it
 should work right away and first off...(and I don't want to reboot)

 stephen kuhn - proprietor

Are there any messages in the log from the DHCP server? There is also a DHCP client list, that shows the leases given out. I am not sure where Mandrake puts it. Check in the /var tree.

You should also check the firewall settings on the server to see if it is even letting DHCP traffic in. Requests to the server require different settings then a client does.

Mikkel
--

   Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.


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