DHCP Configuration for multiple subnets and Virtual Computer

I have Virtual PC's that receive an IP Address 192.168.11.x from the DHCP in
our Windows 2003 Domain. I have created a new class B subnet 10.10.0.x and
installed a router. Is there a way to have the DHCP Server assign IP Address
based on the name of the computer or the OU it belongs too? For instance all
computers starting with VDI will receive 10.10.3.x or all computers belonging
to an OU Florida receive an IP Address 10.10.4.x.


Robert

If the DHCP server has a scope for a given subnet, and if the router
forwards a request to it, it will answer with an address in the subnet of
the requesting computer. What would you be trying to achieve by allocating
addresses according to name or OU?
Anthony
http://www.airdesk.com





"Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:862C7CC7-338F-46FC-AD00-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have Virtual PC's that receive an IP Address 192.168.11.x from the DHCP
>in
> our Windows 2003 Domain. I have created a new class B subnet 10.10.0.x
> and
> installed a router. Is there a way to have the DHCP Server assign IP
> Address
> based on the name of the computer or the OU it belongs too? For instance
> all
> computers starting with VDI will receive 10.10.3.x or all computers
> belonging
> to an OU Florida receive an IP Address 10.10.4.x.

Subnetting by OU would be the best way for me to assign IP Addresses. The
Router is actually connected to both internal subnets. The inside interface
on the Router has both Subnets. Is there a way to assign IP Addresses by OU
or Computer name?

"Anthony [MVP]" wrote:

> If the DHCP server has a scope for a given subnet, and if the router
> forwards a request to it, it will answer with an address in the subnet of
> the requesting computer. What would you be trying to achieve by allocating
> addresses according to name or OU?
> Anthony
> http://www.airdesk.com
>
>
>
>
>
> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:862C7CC7-338F-46FC-AD00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have Virtual PC's that receive an IP Address 192.168.11.x from the DHCP
> >in
> > our Windows 2003 Domain. I have created a new class B subnet 10.10.0.x
> > and
> > installed a router. Is there a way to have the DHCP Server assign IP
> > Address
> > based on the name of the computer or the OU it belongs too? For instance
> > all
> > computers starting with VDI will receive 10.10.3.x or all computers
> > belonging
> > to an OU Florida receive an IP Address 10.10.4.x.
>
>
>

You seem to have missed the point that Anthony was making. DHCP is a
low-level application that works on network broadcasts. It does not know
anything about domains, let alone OUs.

The client simply broadcasts on the network, and any DHCP server which
receives the broadcast will reply with an offer. The only way to ensure that
a particular machine gets a particular IP is by using reservations in the
DHCP scope. This is usually only used for specific devices on the LAN. It
rather defeats the purpose of having DHCP if you try to control which
machine gets which IP address. You might as well configure them all
manually.

"Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:907DD06C-2D1B-4A5D-84A1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Subnetting by OU would be the best way for me to assign IP Addresses. The
> Router is actually connected to both internal subnets. The inside
> interface
> on the Router has both Subnets. Is there a way to assign IP Addresses by
> OU
> or Computer name?
>
> "Anthony [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> If the DHCP server has a scope for a given subnet, and if the router
>> forwards a request to it, it will answer with an address in the subnet of
>> the requesting computer. What would you be trying to achieve by
>> allocating
>> addresses according to name or OU?
>> Anthony
>> http://www.airdesk.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:862C7CC7-338F-46FC-AD00-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have Virtual PC's that receive an IP Address 192.168.11.x from the
>> >DHCP
>> >in
>> > our Windows 2003 Domain. I have created a new class B subnet 10.10.0.x
>> > and
>> > installed a router. Is there a way to have the DHCP Server assign IP
>> > Address
>> > based on the name of the computer or the OU it belongs too? For
>> > instance
>> > all
>> > computers starting with VDI will receive 10.10.3.x or all computers
>> > belonging
>> > to an OU Florida receive an IP Address 10.10.4.x.
>>
>>
>>

Hi,
what you can research is using class based dhcp

use ipconfig /all to view your client network-adaptors
use ipconfig /showclassid "adaptor-name" to view for given classid
use ipconfig /setclassid "adaptor-name" to view for given classid

on dhcp server you then can assign ip addresses based on the transmitted
classes
what i dont know, and havent checked is : will be the assigned classes
persistent after reboot ??!!

(on a "setup-day" the class assignment may be done by a "OU -or only group-
based logon script" ??)

I am not really sure about
regards jk