I am going to be setting up a 2008 server with its main purpose to be a DHCP server to an apartment complex. Right now a Linux server is handling DHCP for the network. In the DHCP settings for the Linux server there is an option to have it announce that it is Authoritative for the scope, which helps with DHCP conflicts if someone accidentally plugs in something that is handing out DHCP also.
Is there a way to have a Windows server do the same thing, by declaring it is Authoritative for the scope. I have looked at a Windows 2000 server running DHCP and did not see such a setting.
In doing some searching the only thing I found related to Windows was for an Authoritative DNS server.
Does such a setting exist for Windows?
Is there a way to have a Windows server do the same thing, by declaring it is Authoritative for the scope. I have looked at a Windows 2000 server running DHCP and did not see such a setting.
In doing some searching the only thing I found related to Windows was for an Authoritative DNS server.
Does such a setting exist for Windows?