DhcpClassId Value Not Used During Unattended Setup (285352)

SYMPTOMS

Windows 2000-based Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) clients support DHCP Class ID options. You can configure this feature by using Ipconfig.exe command-line switches or by specifying a DhcpClassId value in your unattended installation script. However, if you configure this during unattended installation, the DhcpClassId option is not sent to the DHCP server, but can be seen with Ipconfig.

CAUSE

The DHCP client requires a registry setting (in addition to the DhcpClassId setting) that is not created by unattended Setup. The hotfix that is described in this article creates this registry setting dynamically on the DHCP client.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date        Time    Version         Size    File name
   -------------------------------------------------
   1/25/2001   04:12p  5.0.2195.3189  87,312   Dhcpcsvc.dll

WORKAROUND

You can configure the DHCP Class ID after an unattended installation by using an "ipconfig /setclassid" line in a script. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

235272 How to Configure DHCP Class ID on a Windows 2000 DHCP Client

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

To deploy this hotfix during an unattended installation, extract the files from the package with the /x switch and replace the Dhcpcsvc.dll file in your distribution folder with the newer file.

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes