Active Directory Sub-net

With Active Directory up & running I plugged in a second router. I used the
same Ethernet cable, so the original router was effectively off the network.
My Vista computer however, assumed it was on this sub-net:
10.14.208.0

.... and it chose the IP address 10.14.208.100

I think the Active Directory DNS conflicted with the second router.

http://pwhittle.dlinkddns.com/gateway/Two_Routers.htm

What IP address did the second router get ?

That has nothing to do with DNS. Did you mean DHCP?

"Patrick Whittle" <> wrote in message
news:...
> With Active Directory up & running I plugged in a second router. I used
> the same Ethernet cable, so the original router was effectively off the
> network. My Vista computer however, assumed it was on this sub-net:
> 10.14.208.0
>
> ... and it chose the IP address 10.14.208.100
>
> I think the Active Directory DNS conflicted with the second router.
>
> http://pwhittle.dlinkddns.com/gateway/Two_Routers.htm
>
> What IP address did the second router get ?
>

"Patrick Whittle" <> wrote in message
news:...
> With Active Directory up & running I plugged in a second router. I used
> the same Ethernet cable, so the original router was effectively off the
> network. My Vista computer however, assumed it was on this sub-net:
> 10.14.208.0
>
> ... and it chose the IP address 10.14.208.100
>
> I think the Active Directory DNS conflicted with the second router.
>
> http://pwhittle.dlinkddns.com/gateway/Two_Routers.htm
>
> What IP address did the second router get ?
>


Looks like the DHCP service is enabled on the new router. Because DHCP is
running on the server, I suggest to log into the router and disable it. If
two DHCP servers are on a subnet, the quicker one will respond to a client
request, hence why the router is responding sooner. It's faster in this
respect than the server.


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