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How do I get DHCP service to run on Windows Home Server WHS?

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My installation of the built-in native DHCP service is not responding to queries. The Statistics pop-up window that is launched from the DHCP MMC shows no received queries.

To install and configure the service, I following the Technet procedures for Windows Server 2003 with no success. I installed the DHCP server from the Add/Remove Programs, Windows components, Network Services section. I created a scope and activated the scope. I was unable to Authorize the DHCP Server in Active Directory because AD is not available, but I still have the green up-arrow for the server. I verified that the service is running. I also tried rebooting the server.

Note: can we please stick to the core topic and not discuss academics? If you want to debate the legality of DHCP on WHS please use another thread.

* http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whssoftware/thread/a0bfaed4-854d-4c55-ba23-00b1015bbce0?prof=required discusses the interpretation of the WHS EULA.

* http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whshardware/thread/f8f27c09-6d4e-4cc9-ac71-74b911655896 discusses the interpretation of the WHS Additional Licensing Provisions (ALP).

* http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whsdevelopers/thread/9ff85497-f374-4334-b8ee-06110b2ab3ed describes the feasibility of running the DHCP Server that comes with WHS / W2K3 Server, which can be installed as an option. It also confirms that use of DHCP is authorized by the ALP for WHS.

* http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whssoftware/thread/a0bfaed4-854d-4c55-ba23-00b1015bbce0 describes the same problem. If I would have seen it earlier, I would have posted there.
- Changed type Stephen Charles Thompson Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:49 PM Discuss any relevant problems, not a single one
- Edited by Stephen Charles Thompson Friday, August 21, 2009 1:02 AM formatting
Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:22 PM

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I found an article that suggests that the firewall on the WHS is preventing queries from reaching the service.
http://uksbsguy.com/blogs/doverton/archive/2008/04/10/how-to-get-dns-and-dhcp-working-on-a-windows-server-from-behind-the-windows-firewall.aspx

His comment was:
1. Add UDP ports 67 and 2535 to the Windows Firewall exceptions list on the DHCP server.

2. When you create a Windows Firewall exception for the DHCP protocol on a DHCP server, you must set the scope for the exception to Any computer including those on the Internet. If you leave it set to My network (subnet) only, all inbound DHCP Discover packets from client computers are dropped because the IP address of the packet is 0.0.0.0, which is not recognized by the computer as being part of the local subnet. This causes the DHCP process to fail and clients do not receive IP addresses.

I will try it tonight.

Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:27 PM
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Did you get this working?

Monday, September 7, 2009 9:52 PM
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Might be, you should not forget, where you are.
These are forums provided by Microsoft, the same company, which made the the product and the EULA you wish to break.
So the so called "academics" are very relevant here.

An alternative option for DHCP provided by WHS without violating the EULA can be found here.

Best greetings from Germany
Olaf

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 8:35 AM

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