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SUMMARYIn the current implementation of the Microsoft dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) service, if a device is provided with an Internet Provider (IP) configuration by way of DHCP, we do a courtesy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) with the provided IP address. If anyone responds, that means the address is in use. In this case, when a duplicate IP is detected as the TCP/IP protocol tries to initialize, a popup message is provided to the user stating that a duplicate IP address exists. The user is informed to get system administration assistance. At that point, the TCP/IP protocol initialization is failed and the user can't access any network resources. MORE INFORMATION
DHCP RFC 1541 permits that instead of informing the user, initiating a
manual process, a DHCP_DECLINE transaction can be returned to the DHCP
server. The server will then allocate a different IP address for the
device.
3.1 Client-server interaction - allocating a network address:The Windows 95/98 Downlevel DHCP Clients have also been updated to include DHCPDECLINE functionality. Windows 98 includes the DHCPDECLINE ability. For Windows 95, please refer to either of the following articles: ARTICLE-ID: Q191494 STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest US Service Pack for Windows NT. For information on obtaining this update, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): S E R V P A C K Additional query words: w95 SP2
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