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Jonas
Asked: 2011-03-01 23:45:03 +0800 CST

How do I set SBS 2008 as DHCP-server? I had the router as DHCP-server before

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Until yesterday, we had no server at our network, so we used our router, D-Link DFL 200 as DHCP server. The router has IP: 192.168.1.1 and all clients has IP in the range: 192.168.1.10 - 192.168.1.20.

Yesterday I installed a Windows SBS 2008, and I was recommended to use that one as DHCP-server instead and heard that it was pre-configured as DHCP-server. This server has IP: 192.168.1.2.

Now I would like to turn off the DHCP-server in the router and use the SBS 2008 as DHCP-server. In the router I has changed from Use built-in DHCP Server to Relay DHCP request to other DHCP server: 192.168.1.2.

Then I tried from a Windows XP client to renew the IP-address but that failed. The DHCP service on SBS 2008 was stopped, but I started it again, and now is it "Started", but I can still not renew the IP-address from the Windows XP client.

How do I set the Windows SBS 2008 as DHCP-server?

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2 Answers

  1. First, disable DHCP Server on D-Link. You do not need the DHCP relay.

    Manual how run DHCP on SBS 2008.

    For debug problem, install Wireshark to Windows XP.

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  2. Best Answer

    You don't want to relay DHCP. You want to completely disable DHCP on the router. Once that's done, see if it works. If it doesn't, re-run the "connect to the internet" wizard is SBS.

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