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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">Below are two dhcpd.conf files. Both work fine with Linux and xp. Vista on <br />the other hand is a different story.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">File named "working" works normaly with vista. The file named "Bad" however <br />does not work with vista.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">The "working" file:<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">[QUOTE]ddns-update-style interim;<br />ignore client-updates;<br />default-lease-time 21600;<br />max-lease-time 43200;<br />log-facility local7;<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">subnet 192.168.7.0 netmask 255.255.255.224 {<br /> range 192.168.7.20 192.168.7.31;<br /> option routers 192.168.7.1;<br /> option domain-name-servers 192.168.7.1, 24.247.15.53, 24.247.24.53;<br /> option ip-forwarding off;<br /> }<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"># static addresses<br /> host Netgear-wireless {<br />.<br />.<br />[/QUOTE]<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">The "Bad" file:<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">[QUOTE]server-identifier bamod-aish;<br />authoritative;<br />ddns-update-style interim;<br />#include "/etc/bind/rndc.key";<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">zone Torah-disiple.local. {<br /> primary 192.168.7.1;<br /># key "rndc-key";<br />}<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">option domain-name "Torah-disiple.local";<br />option domain-name-servers 192.168.7.1, 24.247.15.53, 24.247.24.53;<br />default-lease-time 21600;<br />max-lease-time 43200;<br />log-facility local7;<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">subnet 192.168.7.0 netmask 255.255.255.224 {<br /> range 192.168.7.20 192.168.7.31;<br /> option routers 192.168.7.1;<br /> option ip-forwarding off;<br /> zone 7.168.192.in-addr.arpa. {<br /> primary bamod-aish.Torah-disiple.local;<br /># key "rndc-key";<br /> }<br /> zone Torah-disiple.local. {<br /> primary bamod-aish.Torah-disiple.local;<br /># key "rndc-key";<br /> }<br />}<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"># static addresses<br /> host Netgear-wireless {<br />.<br />.<br />.[/QUOTE]<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">The symptoms when using the Bad file:<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">1. Vista & xbox's do not pick up the ip assigned by the server. The log file <br />shows repeated requests for an ip.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">2. Linux & xp seam to work fine.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">3. If vista & xbox are set to a static ip in the correct range they seam to work fine.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">Server & network info:<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">server is a base install of Debian Lenny no gui & fully up-to-date and has <br />been harden to the best of my current ability with a resonable complement of <br />intrusion detection software installed. It is using Arno's firewall script.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">network is cable-modem > server > various switches & wireless access point > <br />computers (wireless & cat5)<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">The server has been move from my testing network to it's current position as <br />my main dhcp/firewall/nat/dns server. Before the migration the main network <br />was working corectly.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">Using webmin reports no problems with the "Bad" config file.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">There is a secondary issue in that local name resolution is not working. But <br />I think I need to get the dhcp issue fixed first. I have corected a domain <br />name spelling issue in one of the zone decarations (is reflected in above file) that may have fixed the resolution issue but it has not been tested yet.<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">What could be causing this problem?<br /></p><br /><br>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">Thanks<br />-- <br />Torah!! what a trip<br /></p><br /></p></body></html>