Easy to play Win2003 DHCP server

The size of the network that morning is managing is expanding rapidly, and the number of computers is increasing. In order to be able to do a good job, morning morning constantly use free time to "recharge." This day he learned from some sources that the computer in a relatively large number of networks can use DHCP services to automatically assign IP addresses to client computers, you can save the trouble of manually configuring IP addresses.

I thought it would be nice to have a lot of work done in the morning. Although by looking at the data early morning has a certain understanding of DHCP, but because there is no practical experience and dare not easily hands-on operation, fortunately there is our master Ahao at the side of hands-on guidance ...

Ready to install

Ahao is a good habit of technical experts, every time before the actual operation must be aimed at achieving the goal to do some preparatory work, of course this is no exception. Ahao first chose a server with Windows Server 2003 to deploy the DHCP service in early morning, and also had a static IP address (such as "10.115.223.1") assigned to the server early morning. In addition, according to the number of client computers owned by the same subnet in the network, Ahao and early morning identified a range of IP addresses as the scope of DHCP.

Ahao Hint: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a dynamically hosted configuration Protocol) is one of the service components built into Windows Server and Windows Servers 2003 systems. The DHCP service can automatically assign TCP/IP configuration information (such as IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server address) to client computers within the network to help network administrators save the task of manually configuring related options.

Installing the DHCP service

The DHCP service is not installed by default in the Windows Server 2003 system, so the installation of the DHCP service is initiated early morning under the guidance of Ahao.

Step 1th in Control Panel, double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon to open the Windows Components Wizard dialog box by clicking the Add/Remove Windows Components button on the left side of the open window.

Step 2nd Locate and check the network Services check box in the Components list, and then click the Details button to open the Network Services dialog box. Then select the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) check box in the Subcomponents of Network Services list, and then click the OK → Next button to start configuring and installing the DHCP service. Finally click the Finish button to complete the installation (Figure 1).

Ahao tip: If you are deploying a DHCP server in the Active Directory domain, you also need to authorize the DHCP server to take effect. The network in this example is based on workgroup management mode, so it is not necessary to authorize operations to create an IP scope.

To create an IP scope

Morning morning to accept the new technology is very strong, envelope completed the installation of the DHCP service. Ahao remind morning, to the same subnet for all client computers automatically assigned IP address, the first thing to do is to create an IP scope, which is a predetermined IP address as the reason for the IP scope. Under the guidance of Ahao, the early morning starts again to create an IP scope operation.

The 1th step opens the DHCP Console window by clicking start → admin tool →dhcp. Right-click the DHCP server name in the left pane and perform the new Scope command (Figure 2).

The 2nd step opens the Action Field Name Wizard page by clicking Next in the Open New Scope Wizard dialog box. In the Name box, type a name for the scope (for example, "CCE") and a descriptive message, and click the Next button.

Tip: Here's the role of the domain name only played a role in the logo, basically no practical application.

Step 3rd Open the IP Address Range Wizard page and type a predetermined range of IP addresses (in this case, "10.115.223.2~10.115.223.254") in the Start IP address and end IP Address edit boxes. You then need to define the subnet mask to determine the number of digits used for the network/subnet ID in the IP address. Since this example network environment is a subnet within the metropolitan area Network, the value of the length spinner is adjusted to 23 according to the actual situation, and the Next button (Figure 3) is clicked.