DHCP server on 2003 server Vmware

[labist]

Dear All

 

i have installed 2003 server on vmware. And kept the Network Adaptor settings on bridged:Connected directly to the physical network. I have installed DHCP server on 2003 server. But Client on my host PC and on the LAN pcs are not obtaining IP addresses I want to know is there any special configuration i have to make on vmware to work DHCP properly.

 

Thanks

[Geoff]

Are there any errors on the switches regarding the port this system is using? Sometimes they get fussy about VMs running as DHCP servers as the MAC addresses don't match. This is especially true if your expecting your switches to do DHCP relay.

[gaiacraig]

If you give a PC on the same subnet a static IP address can you ping the DHCP server?

[cpjitservices]

have you tried disabling (as a test) Windows Firewall on the server and on the clients ? what client OS are you using ? Edited June 11, 2012 by cpjitservices

[Michael]

I presume the DHCP scope is authorised? And that DNS is working correctly too.