DHCP Settings on Clients Are Overridden If the NameServer Contains Valid Values (313691)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

If you configure a client computer with the Internet protocol (IP) address of the primary and secondary Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server and you change the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) configurations on the clients so that the clients obtain the TCP/IP settings from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, the primary and secondary WINS server IP addresses may be displayed when you use the Ipconfig /all command at a command prompt.

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this behavior, use one of the following methods.

Windows 2000 and Windows NT

To resolve this behavior on a computer that is running either Windows 2000 or Windows NT:

Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Adapters\Adapter Name
Delete the NameServer IP address.
Quit Registry Editor.
At a command prompt, type ipconfig /release, and then type ipconfig /renew.

Windows 2000

To resolve this behavior on a computer that is running Windows 2000, remove the primary and secondary WINS server IP addresses by using the Netsh.exe tool.