AN Lesson-5

Managing DHCP in Windows Networks

Q. Discuss how to manage DHCP from a command line. List the steps involved in using DHCP  commands interactively at the command prompt.

Changing DCHP Server Status

i. DHCP Console

To start or stop a DHCP server, complete the following steps:

1. Open the DHCP console.

2. In the console tree, select the applicable DHCP server.

3. On the Action menu, point to All Tasks and then select one of the following:

❑ To start the service, select Start.

❑ To stop the service, select Stop.

❑ To interrupt the service, select Pause.

❑ To continue a service after it has been paused, select Resume.

❑ To stop and then automatically restart the service, select Restart.

ii. Command-Line Interface

You can also start, stop, pause, and resume the DHCP Server service by executing the

following commands, respectively, at the command prompt.

■ Net Start Dhcpserver

■ Net Stop Dhcpserver

■ Net Pause Dhcpserver

■ Net Continue Dhcpserver

iii. Services Console

• The Services console is a graphical administration tool that you can open by clicking Start, selecting Administrative Tools, and then clicking Services. 
• To access controls for the DCHP Server service, double-click the DHCP server node in the list of services in the details pane. This procedure opens the DHCP Server Properties dialog box, shown in Figure below.

• The Services console offers an important addition to the Start, Stop, Pause, and Resume controls available in both the DHCP console and the command-line interface.
• In the Startup Type drop-down list, you can select the Disabled option. When this option is selected, the service cannot be started until the setting is changed.

Managing DHCP from a Command Line

• Windows Server 2003 includes the Netshell (Netsh) command-line environment
• To enter the Netsh command-line environment, you simply execute the Netsh command at a command prompt. This procedure opens the Netsh> prompt. To access the DHCP administration interface, execute the DHCP command at the Netsh> prompt to enter the dhcp context. This process is illustrated here:

C:\>netsh

netsh>dhcp

netsh dhcp>

To use DHCP commands interactively at the command prompt, complete the following

steps:

1.         Open a command prompt.

2.         Enter netsh.

3.         At the Netsh> command prompt, enter dhcp.

4.         At the Netsh dhcp> command prompt, enter either server <\\servername> or

server <ip_address> for the server you want to manage. To manage the local

server, simply type server.

5.         Once connected, you can use any supported Netshell command for DHCP.

Type /? or help to display the immediate DHCP subcommand menu, or enter list

to list all Netshell subcommands available for use with DHCP.