bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
does anyone know a way to set up xp or 2000 pro as a dhcp server for free? i just have a small home network, so i'm not looking to get 2000 server, and i don't have a free box to set up linux on right now, and dual booting linux on one of the boxes would kind of defeat the purpose, any help would be appreciated. ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
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Then set all the other computers to automatically get their IPs ------------------ [This message has been edited by CPUFreak91 (edited April 17, 2006).] |
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bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
thanks. i'm wanting it to be set up as a dhcp server so when i host a lan party all the other computers get their ip address and i don't have to worry about duplicate addresses. which i doubt would happen anyway, but i guess i just really want to set up a dhcp server without having to install linux or reinstall 2000 server. ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
Does that autoassign trick really work for Windows? I'll believe it when I see it. Benny: Cheers! I hope your party goes well! I'm interested in hearing about how it goes. --clint |
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CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
quote: Eww. Don't play FarCry with DHCP or you'll get a headache. Most multiplayer games work better with the server having a Static IP.
quote: DCHP is DHCP whether it's on windows, mac, linux, amiga, UNIX, Unununium, *BSD... anything. I don't know how DHCP works.. but I'll learn soon. I'm studying to get a A+ Certification soon.  Same on computers... it doesn't matter but if you do have a DHCP enabled router.. use it. The server must have a static IP though. I'd highly suggest that. Start with 192.168.0.1 and count upwards as more computers are added. I usually play Counter Strike 1 on linux with a DCHP assigned IP as I never host.  ... Same here. ------------------ |
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bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
thanks for the help. i can handle the static ip on the server, i just don't have a spare router/firewall to connect to my hub just to have a dhcp server. does anyone know if smoothwall has a built-in dhcp server? guess i could look that up myself...hmmm...again thanks for the help, i'm going to go look up some info on smoothwall(all i need is 2 network cards to build a firewall with it  ).------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
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bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
must ...get...smoothwall...installed...*drools*(not really) ...it's free, and i can have a dhcp server, web proxy server, firewall...and a few more things all running on an old 200mhz pentium mmx machine with like a couple hundred mb hard drive! it's when i read about stuff like this i remember why i'm going into the networking field...i think it's like klumsy when he sees the potential in a new programming lanugage/environment/whatever the programming world offers(i'm no coder)...i think setting up smoothwall is going to be my next project, all i need is $10-$30 to get a couple used nics off of ebay and i'm on my way...anyway...sorry for my overly enthusiastic post...  ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
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CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
Oh, Han, I'm sitting behind a NAT with a DHCP assigned IP. The "server" is a Toshiba laptop running Windows XP. Works fine. ------------------ |
