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jediobi1
08-25-10, 11:01 AM
i know that wireless clients connect to a wireless AP and get an ip but is it possible for a laptop to connect to the AP but get an IP from a 2003 server?
thideras
08-25-10, 11:32 AM
If the 2003 server is the DHCP server, it would work.
jediobi1
08-25-10, 01:07 PM
If the 2003 server is the DHCP server, it would work.

so i turn off dhcp on the router and use the server?
thideras
08-25-10, 01:35 PM
so i turn off dhcp on the router and use the server?That would, but what are you trying to do? If your router is the DHCP server, why would you change it? I'm confused on what you are doing.
jediobi1
08-25-10, 01:46 PM
That would, but what are you trying to do? If your router is the DHCP server, why would you change it? I'm confused on what you are doing.

im just trying to learn more about domains, active directory etc and need some computers connected
thideras
08-25-10, 01:55 PM
To run a domain, the 2003 server does not need to be the DHCP server.
dark_15
08-25-10, 11:10 PM
To run a domain, the 2003 server does not need to be the DHCP server.

Correct, but you'll need to make sure that the router is setting the correct parameters for the DNS server (which will be your 2003 server running AD and DNS), and the correct DNS suffix as well (which is set when you turn up AD).