DHCP Client Renew Fails after Deleting Active Lease (130220)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups 3.11a
This article was previously published under Q130220 SYMPTOMS
If a Windows for Workgroups dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
client has an active lease that is manually deleted on the DHCP server, and
the client attempts to renew its lease using IPCONFIG /RENEW or the
standard renewal process based on lease expiration, the following error
message appears:
DHCP.386: This DHCP client was unable to obtain an IP network address
from a DHCP server.
WORKAROUND
To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT Workstation and Server
version 4.0.
If you encounter this problem when you run IPCONFIG /RENEW on the
client machine, you can work around this problem by running IPCONFIG
/RELEASE before running IPCONFIG /RENEW.
If this problem occurs during the normal lease renewal process, you must
stop and restart the Microsoft DHCP Server service on the DHCP server to
allow the client to receive a new IP address.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version
3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT Workstation or Server version 4.0.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/20/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB130220 |
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