DHCP Servers and XP Home

[FunkyM]

Why do you have to run WinXP Pro with a ADSL Router DHCP Server.

The reason I ask is that recently I setup a small network with 2 XP Home systems sharing a ADSL connection with a WIN98 PC and a NT server and three months later the two new machines lost their connection to the network. A friend techie gave the machines static IP's and that fixed the prob for awhile and mentions that I needed WIN XP Pro. I read a little about how a DHCP sServer issues dynamic IP's.

What is the difference between XP Pro and Home that makes Pro work and Home not work?

Home has crippled networking stuff in it. Not sure about DHCP as I don't use it much (use all static IP's), but I think Home has some differences with DHCP - Helmig has a list of differences, let me check...

Cheers
Mick

Hmm, nothing in Helmig's list about DHCP - only domains.

I can't see why Home should be different with DHCP, unless it is under a domain. That would do it.

Myself, I would use static IP's anyway unless you need portability to other LANs.

Cheers
Mick

[DVNT1]

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Originally posted by FunkyM
Why do you have to run WinXP Pro with a ADSL Router DHCP Server...

you don't have too

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...A friend techie gave the machines static IP's and that fixed the prob for awhile and mentions that I needed WIN XP Pro... What is the difference between XP Pro and Home that makes Pro work and Home not work? [/b]