DHCP not giving out any IP Address

Dear Readers

Can anyone help solve this little problem i have at my work place. the
problem is that, our Windows server 2003 std, is DHCP server, giving
out IP addresses, and all the client computers are set to Obtain IP
addresses Automatically. Last week some of the Client Computers had
problem obtaining the IP addresses only 3 are affected, and the rest
are okay, IP is assigned by DHCP.

The 3 affected clients are able to use the map drive and access the
Internet through manual IP configuration, so this suggests that the
Cables and Hubs are fine, but i have no clue why the DHCP is not giving
out IP address to those Clients - the servers have been re-started.

Can anyone help!!

Dear Readers

Can anyone help solve this little problem i have at my work place. the
problem is that, our Windows server 2003 std, is DHCP server, giving
out IP addresses, and all the client computers are set to Obtain IP
addresses Automatically. Last week some of the Client Computers had
problem obtaining the IP addresses only 3 are affected, and the rest
are okay, IP is assigned by DHCP.


The 3 affected clients are able to use the map drive and access the
Internet through manual IP configuration, so this suggests that the
Cables and Hubs are fine, but i have no clue why the DHCP is not giving

out IP address to those Clients - the servers have been re-started.


Can anyone help!!

Aloha B3NGL,

Do you have enough addresses for all of your machines? If you check the
DHCP server does it think the 3 affected machines have valid leases already?

On the affected machines have you tried doing a Repair on the network connection?
What OS are the client computers running?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
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> Dear Readers
>
> Can anyone help solve this little problem i have at my work place. the
> problem is that, our Windows server 2003 std, is DHCP server, giving
> out IP addresses, and all the client computers are set to Obtain IP
> addresses Automatically. Last week some of the Client Computers had
> problem obtaining the IP addresses only 3 are affected, and the rest
> are okay, IP is assigned by DHCP.
>
> The 3 affected clients are able to use the map drive and access the
> Internet through manual IP configuration, so this suggests that the
> Cables and Hubs are fine, but i have no clue why the DHCP is not
> giving out IP address to those Clients - the servers have been
> re-started.
>
> Can anyone help!!
>

thnx for the reply Ben

i have tried the repair and the Clients on XP Pro. Just checked the
DHCP setting on the server, all look fine, there has been no changes,
only myself have access to the servers.