3rd Party DHCP Service

[owensdj]

Are there any 3rd party DHCP service software for Windows 2000 or XP? Many small workgroup networks need a DHCP server on the network but don't run Windows 2000 Server. It would be very useful to find some 3rd party software that can run as a service and provice DHCP service to the rest of the small network.

 

[TonyRic]

IT's a bit of overkill, but if it is just a single subnet (<253 machines) then just buy a broadband router and it should work with no problem.

 

[owensdj]

TonyRic, yep I thought about a broadband router too. That would work, but I was thinking more along the lines of a software solution. If you use a broadband router to do the DHCP, that's just another point of failure for the internal network.

 

[Woodie]

QIP has a version available for Windows. Not sure if it'll run on Wkstn. There's always a *nux/bsd solution.

 

[dartblazer]

Kinda free http://www.magikinfo.com/dhcp.htm Magik DHCP server. As far as i know theres no limitations on the software and you don't need to register it. But it is only $15. Works pretty decently.