I am not 100% sure, but I think it's at least part of it. Also users with the upgraded driver notice better performance. On 2/21/06, Michel Roth <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Are U sure the upgrading o the NIC driver was absolutely necessary? > > > On 2/20/06, Matt Kosht <matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: > > I was finally able to get this PC to work, but I had to delete the > > lease for the PC having the issue. Then I updated the Intel Pro 1000 > > MT driver using the latest rev from Intel (Dell's latest rev was 3 > > years older). Then I excluded the IP from the DHCP range it would try > > to renew, so it got a new address. I tested it with many reboots and > > it worked every time. > > > > I have about 12 DHCP servers. No overlapping scopes. > > > > The log barks about for just about everyone in the scope... > > 31,02/16/06,00:14:05,DNS Update Failed, 192.168.244.102,bcsjnd.,2, > > 30,02/16/06,00:14:05,DNS Update Request,102.244.168.192,bcsjnd.,, > > > > But I think this something to do with Dynamic DNS which we currently don't > use. > > -Matt > > > > > > > > > > On 2/20/06, Michel Roth <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Matt, > > > > > > Just doublechecking: > > > > > > You have two DHCP servers ? > > > They of course have non-overlapping scopes? > > > C:\WINDOWS\System32\dhcp\DhcpSrvLof*****.log doesn't > > > help?Michel. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/17/06, Matt Kosht < matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > Forcing speed/duplex did not solve the issue. > > > > > > > > On 2/17/06, Michel Roth <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I would go with setting the speed and duplex settings on both the > PC's > > > and > > > > > the switches. In an ideal world, you should always do this for > optimum > > > > > performance. I agree however that it's uncommon to have to this just > to > > > > > receive a default gateway from your DHCP server. > > > > > > > > > > It's your best bet I think. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/17/06, Matt Kosht < matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Yep so far all have same NIC though different driver releases > didn't > > > > > > seem to make a diff. I had a tech tell me that auto negotiation > can > > > > > > cause this issue. I have another tech telling me the Novell > client > > > > > > can cause it. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/17/06, Michel Roth < mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > All those PC's have that type of NIC? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/16/06, Matt Kosht < matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > I deleted/recreated the scope, restarted server no change. I > am > > > > > > > > starting to suspect this may be nic driver related (Intel Pro > > > 1000/MT) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/16/06, Matt Kosht < matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I actually deleted the lease for one of the problem PC's, > but > > > still > > > > > > > > > get the missing gateway with a brand new lease. ipconfig > > > /release > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > ipconfig /renew restore the missing gateway. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/16/06, Michel Roth <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Make sure that the clients do not renew their lease but > have > > > the > > > > > > > leases > > > > > > > > > > expire and force them to take up a new lease? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/16/06, Matt Kosht < matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been having an issue with 2 different DHCP > servers > > > that > > > > > will > > > > > > > > > > > hand out an IP address but not hand out the default > gateway > > > IP > > > > > > > address > > > > > > > > > > > for about 2-3 weeks now. This is happening only to a > > > handful of > > > > > > > PC's. > > > > > > > > > > > If I release and renew manually it fills in the gateway. > > > Any > > > > > > > > > > > ideas/suggestions would be most welcome. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************ > > > > > > > > > > > For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > > > > > > > > > > > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > > > > > > > > > > > //www.freelists.org/list/thin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************ > > > > > > > > For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > > > > > > > > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > > > > > > > > //www.freelists.org/list/thin > > > > > > > > > ************************************************ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************ > > > > > > For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > > > > > > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > > > > > > //www.freelists.org/list/thin > > > > > > ************************************************ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************ > > > > For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > > > > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > > > > //www.freelists.org/list/thin > > > > ************************************************ > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************ > > For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > > //www.freelists.org/list/thin > > ************************************************ > > > > ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin ************************************************