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Q235772: SMS: DHCP Server Has Unlimited Leases NetDisc Fails to Retrieve

Article: Q235772
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200fix kbDiscovery
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Network Discovery can use Microsoft Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
servers to discover clients that have been granted IP addresses by that
particular server. However, if the DHCP lease date is set to unlimited, and DHCP
is the only discovery method, the clients will not be discovered.

After the Network Discovery cycle has executed you will not see any discovered
clients if DHCP was the only discovery module being used. Another Discovery
module must be used to discover the clients such as Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) or by enabling the "Windows Networking Logon Discovery" method.

CAUSE
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Network Discovery does not process the unlimited lease information correctly and
will not create a discovery data record for the client.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for
Systems Management Server version 2.0. For information on obtaining the service
pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200fix kbDiscovery 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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