SMS: NetDisc Fails to Discover Static IP Addresses Reserved and Assigned by DHCP

ID: Q236036

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When using Network Discovery with Systems Management Server to locate system resources on a network, those clients that have DHCP reservations are not discovered.

CAUSE

Network Discovery interrogates the DHCP server for information regarding devices present on the network. The data requested does not include data corresponding to DHCP reservations.

RESOLUTION

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Many organizations prefer to use DHCP reservations over static IP, for more information see:

Q170062 Advantages of DHCP Reservation over Static IP Assignment

If your organization is using static IP rather than DHCP reservations see:

Q201781 SMS: Clients with Static IP Addresses Not Network Discovered

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug