PRB: DHCP May Fail When TCP/IP Is Bound First to RAS (142311)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q142311 SYMPTOMS
A DHCP server may fail to lease addresses or renew leases to DHCP clients
after a period of time when TCP/IP is bound first to RAS.
CAUSE
When the binding order of "Microsoft DHCP Server" places the RAS binding
(Remote Access WAN Wrapper) ahead of the NIC binding, and the RAS
TCP/IP address is 0.0.0.0, network client DHCP packets intended for the
DHCP server are ignored.
In addition, the Event Viewer may log the the following system error:
Event ID 4281, Source WINS, Description:
"The machine you are running the WINS server on does not have a valid
address."
When WINS requested the system for the address, it got 0.0.0.0 as the
address.
NOTE: WINS binds to the first adapter in a machine with more than one
adapter bound to TCP/IP. Check the binding order of adapters and make sure
the first one has a valid IP address for the WINS server.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork kbprb KB142311 |
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