DHCP scope change

We have only one scope on our DHCP service on a Windows 2003 Standard R2.

We started the scope with 5 addresses, then I modified it to only have one
address.

I am trying to use the other addresses in a new DHCP scope, but when I try
setting
up the new scope it tells me that these addresses are already used. I have
checked
many times and the scope is set to only use one address.

How can I release the previously assigned addresses so that I can re-use them?

Thanks,

Just Delete your old scope. Create a new scope you can then allocate a pool
of addresses within the scope.

"Sandy M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We have only one scope on our DHCP service on a Windows 2003 Standard R2.
>
> We started the scope with 5 addresses, then I modified it to only have one
> address.
>
> I am trying to use the other addresses in a new DHCP scope, but when I try
> setting
> up the new scope it tells me that these addresses are already used. I
> have
> checked
> many times and the scope is set to only use one address.
>
> How can I release the previously assigned addresses so that I can re-use
> them?
>
> Thanks,

Your scopes are really supposed to use the entire range of a single subnet.
Then exlusions are used to rule out IP#s that aren't supposed to be given
out. I can't think of any reason that a second scope in the same subnet,
even if it uses a different "chunk" of addresses, is going to be any kind of
a benefit. It most likey will become a problem instead.

--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Sandy M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> We have only one scope on our DHCP service on a Windows 2003 Standard R2.
>
> We started the scope with 5 addresses, then I modified it to only have one
> address.
>
> I am trying to use the other addresses in a new DHCP scope, but when I try
> setting
> up the new scope it tells me that these addresses are already used. I
> have
> checked
> many times and the scope is set to only use one address.
>
> How can I release the previously assigned addresses so that I can re-use
> them?
>
> Thanks,