> Symptom (1) Lease time drops down to 0.  Normally set to 8 days.  PC's
> are not issued IP's within normal timeframes.  PC's are issued with
> IP's every second.
>
> Symptom (2): DHCP scope on Problem DC's loses all of its settings
>
> The likely cause of this is described in MS KB article
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930142/en-us
>
> Which basically says "Don't make mistakes in DHCP reservations" or if
> you do restore from backup . This article goes back to 2007
>
> Has anyone ever come across an actual fix for this rather than the
> workaround supplied?
> Does the anyone know if the problem exists in server 2008?

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

> Hello iamnotanumber,
>
> The fix is included, make sure to have the correct settings in the DHCP server,
> server, scope and reservation options.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
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> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
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>
>
> > Symptom (1) Lease time drops down to 0.  Normally set to 8 days.  PC's
> > are not issued IP's within normal timeframes.  PC's are issued with
> > IP's every second.
> >
> > Symptom (2): DHCP scope on Problem DC's loses all of its settings
> >
> > The likely cause of this is described in MS KB article
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930142/en-us
> >
> > Which basically says "Don't make mistakes in DHCP reservations" or if
> > you do restore from backup . This article goes back to 2007
> >
> > Has anyone ever come across an actual fix for this rather than the
> > workaround supplied?
> > Does the anyone know if the problem exists in server 2008?
>
>
>

> Sorry, I meant a fix for allowing entry of invalid reservations or for
> properly handling a scope name that is identical to a reservation (or
> preventing it).
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:
>
>> Hello iamnotanumber,
>>
>> The fix is included, make sure to have the correct settings in the
>> DHCP server, server, scope and reservation options.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> Symptom (1) Lease time drops down to 0.  Normally set to 8 days.
>>> PC's are not issued IP's within normal timeframes.  PC's are issued
>>> with IP's every second.
>>>
>>> Symptom (2): DHCP scope on Problem DC's loses all of its settings
>>>
>>> The likely cause of this is described in MS KB article
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930142/en-us
>>>
>>> Which basically says "Don't make mistakes in DHCP reservations" or
>>> if you do restore from backup . This article goes back to 2007
>>>
>>> Has anyone ever come across an actual fix for this rather than the
>>> workaround supplied?
>>> Does the anyone know if the problem exists in server 2008?