DHCP over VLANs

Hi everyone!

i'm a computer science student. I have to set up an enterprise network
for my last studies project. I've never really used DHCP server on
win2k3. I used the DHCP server function on the Cisco routers though.
But for the project i have to use the one on win2k3. I've read about
the 'dhcp-relay' on the cisco routers. But i was wondering how the
win2k3 server would know when it receives the dhcp request that it's
in a specific Vlan and that it should uses a specific scope. My
switches and router are set with 4 Vlans (int fa0/0.1,int fa0/0.2,int
fa0/0.3.....). So how does the win2k3 server knows what ip to assign
as the computer sends the request with no ip in it. Will it finds it
out from the router's interface's ip?

thanks for the answer,
Maxime

The Routers "know" where the query came from,...it is the routers that are
"making it happen" when they form the request that they send to the DHCP
Server. The DHCP service just aimlessly and blindly "does it job".


--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
-----------------------------------------------------

"Max" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1be9585b-608e-4ddf-9249-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everyone!
>
> i'm a computer science student. I have to set up an enterprise network
> for my last studies project. I've never really used DHCP server on
> win2k3. I used the DHCP server function on the Cisco routers though.
> But for the project i have to use the one on win2k3. I've read about
> the 'dhcp-relay' on the cisco routers. But i was wondering how the
> win2k3 server would know when it receives the dhcp request that it's
> in a specific Vlan and that it should uses a specific scope. My
> switches and router are set with 4 Vlans (int fa0/0.1,int fa0/0.2,int
> fa0/0.3.....). So how does the win2k3 server knows what ip to assign
> as the computer sends the request with no ip in it. Will it finds it
> out from the router's interface's ip?
>
> thanks for the answer,
> Maxime