DHCP Lease Grace Period Is Four Hours (261964)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
This article was previously published under Q261964 SUMMARY
After a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client lease expires, it is not immediately scavenged from the database. A grace period of four hours is added to the end of the lease to prevent against clock drift between the DHCP client and server. On a Windows 2000-based DHCP server, leases are scavenged from the database if they meet the criteria of (ExpirationTime + 4 hours).
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/4/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbDHCP kbinfo KB261964 |
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