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Setting dhcp client thru registry under nt
Name: HDC Date: February 7, 2001 at 06:09:08 Pacific
Comment:
I am trying to change from static ip to dhcp client by changing values in the registry. Setting EnableDHCP, IPAddress, and SubNetMask are not enough(they are enough when going from dhcp to static ip.) When setting DHCP through the GUI, two other values are set in the Registry under LEGACY_NETDETECT, ActiveService and StatusFlags; but NT does not allow me to change these values with either an API or RegEdit.
Name: Rob Lloyd Date: February 7, 2001 at 07:38:44 Pacific
Reply:
Yes you can but it's not easy. If you use Kixtart for your login script you can do it that way. Here's a link to the resource: http://members.home.net/musicon/kix/other/booher.txt
Summary: Use the resources tab in NT diags to see IRQ settings. DHCP client should start automatically if TCP/IP is installed.Otherwise you can start it from services. To use DHCP go to Network-Protocols-sele...
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