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'We're changing shift, and no one can log on!' It was at this moment our hero knew server-lugging chap had screwed up

Bruce Ordway

Re: Er ...

>>Not quite the same...

Instead of missing DHCP, I've experienced conflicts on more than one occasion when new hardware appears. I especially remember one that was my fault.

I had put a spare HP switch in my workspace so I could communicate with extra devices. Calls came in from users having logon problems the next day. I finally discovered that this model HP switch included an DHCP server which had been enabled. I had used the same switch without incident for years before. It didn't occur to me to check switch configurations back then. Since then.... check everything first. You just never know who might have used gear before you, what for...

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