DHCP Client Reserved Name and Comment Changed by Client
Article ID: 141466
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups 1.0
This article was previously published under Q141466
SYMPTOMS
When you reserve a client IP address in DHCP Server Manager and assign a "Client Name" and/or "Client Comment" the fields change.
CAUSE
When the client receives the reserved address from the DHCP server, the "Client Name" field is replaced with the NetBIOS name of the client computer. This is intentional. The DHCP database should always contain the actual client information.
When the client requests the address, the contents of the "Client Comment" field are eliminated under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5,
3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Keywords: KB141466