seting DHCP range on win xp pro

can anyone tell me how to set the DHCP range on winxp pro that has ICS running ??

Thanks



RF

I'm pretty sure that you can't change the range of IP addresses. By default, XP will just hand out any which it wants to. You really need Windows Server 2000 or 2003 which comes with an advanced DHCP server, allowing you to change the range as well as lots of other settings.

mmmm cant really afford win 2003 server unfortunatly, especiallyas it is only for a home network and my education....unless they do a student license for it !!

wot about the poss of installing something onto XP to deal with DHCP?????

cheers

RF

If you are on broadband, I'd suggest picking up an inexpensive broadband router like the linksys. These routers contain a DHCP server that you can adjust.

I ran W2K ICS on a dialup for quite a while, and had 2 computers with fixed IP's on the network and never had a problem. Unless computers are moving around all the time the DHCP server will typically re-issue the same IP to the same computer on startup.

Alternatively, you can buy DHCP software for your computer - take a look at http://www.vicomsoft.com/dhcp/dhcp.main.html for example. I just found this by searching DHCP server in Google. $49 isn't a bad price either.

thanks for both suggestions, i am really looking for a free option!!! so no router and free software!!

i have found the following....they look like what i need, but would i agree? also if anyone has any experience with them comments would be much appreciated....

http://www.soft32.com/download_18454.html

http://downloads.builder.com/abstra...016&docid=76758

Standard server software - DHCP Turbo:
http://www.weird-solutions.com/download/demo.html

if anyone could advise on these it would be great !!

thanks

RF

I haven't actually had any personal experience with any of them, but looking at their websites:

The Soft32.com site looks OK - but I'm not sure that it's exactly what you want. Isn't it an ActiveX component that you can use to integrate into one of your own programs?

The downloads.builder.com site looks like something that would work fine in your network, but it's not free! It actually links to the Vicomsoft one which I recommended before.

Again, the weird-solutions one looks just fine, but the personal version is limited to 5 computers. If you have 5 or less, then this would look like a good option.

okie dokie, thanks for your reply,

i did wonder about the first one...

bummer bout the second one and as for the third i have 6 machines running on the netowrk at the mo!! so....

ho hum, i will have to keep looking for a free one...

please let me know if u find one!!

thanks

RF

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/...HCP_Server.html - Shareware $15

http://home.t-online.de/home/hanewin/dhcp-e.htm - Shareware - but it can't see it saying that it expires !!

The problem is you can't disable the DHCP server that gets turned on when you enable ICS.

Good point - I'd completely overlooked that.

RF - you'll either need to accept that you can't change the DHCP range in ICS on XP, or look into more advanced software to share the Internet connection (without ICS)which may come with its own DHCP server.

hmmmmmmmmmm, screwed then .... and i still cant find a way of resetting the access point !! arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh

thanks for everyones replies...

i guess i will have to try contacting DLink to see if they can tell me how to reset it to the factory settings.....

but would that not be a flaw in the design if you can do that? cus it would reset the password and ewverything making it a security risk sureley??

hmmmmm

ok

Thanks again

RF