Default Router Metric

Hi

Does anyone know how to automatically assign a metric to 2 default routes in
DHCP. Explanation as follows ...

We have 2 gateways to the internet on our network - primary and backup. The
primary gateway IP address is assigned to network clients via DHCP. Since
we have introduced a backup gateway, I would like to assign the backup IP
address via dhcp but also set the metric to a higher value than the primary
in DHCP.

Can this be done?

Regards
Craig

Craig,
"To override the automatically calculated metric for the default route for
DHCP client computers, you can use the Default Router Metric Base Microsoft
vendor-specific DHCP option. To change the automatically calculated metric
for the default route for all the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003-based
DHCP client computers on a specific subnet, add the Microsoft Default Router
Metric Base option as a scope option to the DHCP scope corresponding to the
subnet. When adding or configuring this option, specify Microsoft Windows
2000 Options as the vendor class and Default User Class as the user class on
the Advanced tab."

More info is available here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0903.mspx

psg

"Craig Mann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Does anyone know how to automatically assign a metric to 2 default routes
> in DHCP. Explanation as follows ...
>
> We have 2 gateways to the internet on our network - primary and backup.
> The primary gateway IP address is assigned to network clients via DHCP.
> Since we have introduced a backup gateway, I would like to assign the
> backup IP address via dhcp but also set the metric to a higher value than
> the primary in DHCP.
>
> Can this be done?
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>