DHCP Client Reserved Name and Comment Changed by Client

Last reviewed: December 31, 1997
Article ID: Q141466

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0
Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups versions 3.11, 3.11a, and 3.11b

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 his reserved address from the DHCP server, the "Client Name" field is replaced with the NetBIOS name of the client machine. Any information in the "Client Comment" field is eliminated.

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          : NTSrvWkst nttcp kbnetwork
Version           : 3.50 3.51
Platform          : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: December 31, 1997
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