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Changing DCHP Server Status

You can use various tools to start or stop the DHCP Server service: the DHCP console, the command-line interface, and the Services console.

DHCP Console

Within the DHCP console, the Action menu that appears when the server icon is selected contains an All Tasks submenu that includes the options Start, Stop, Pause, Resume, and Restart. This same Action menu and All Tasks submenu also appear in the DHCP console when you right-click the DHCP server icon.

To start or stop a DHCP server, complete the following steps:

  1. Open the DHCP console.
  2. In the console tree, select the applicable DHCP server.
  3. On the Action menu, point to All Tasks and then select one of the following:
    • To start the service, select Start.
    • To stop the service, select Stop.
    • To interrupt the service, select Pause.
    • To continue a service after it has been paused, select Resume.
    • To stop and then automatically restart the service, select Restart.

Command-Line Interface

You can also start, stop, pause, and resume the DHCP Server service by executing the following commands, respectively, at zthe command prompt.

  • Net Start Dhcpserver
  • Net Stop Dhcpserver
  • Net Pause Dhcpserver
  • Net Continue Dhcpserver
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In this tutorial:

  1. Configuring DHCP Servers and Clients
  2. Configuring the DHCP Server
  3. Benefits of DHCP
  4. Installing the DHCP Server Service
  5. Authorizing the Server
  6. Configuring Scopes
  7. IP Address Range
  8. Exclusion Ranges
  9. Using the 80/20 Rule for Servers and Scopes
  10. Creating Reservations
  11. Assigning DHCP Options
  12. Activating a Scope
  13. Networking Configuring the Client
  14. Migrating from APIPA or Alternate Configurations
  15. Migrating ICS Clients
  16. Installing and Configuring a DHCP Server
  17. Adding a DHCP Server Role
  18. Configuring a DHCP Client
  19. Managing DHCP in Windows Networks
  20. Changing DCHP Server Status
  21. Services Console
  22. Managing DHCP from a Command Line
  23. Connecting Clients to Remote DHCP Servers
  24. Using Superscopes
  25. Changing the Addressing of a Subnet
  26. Backing Up the DHCP Server Database
  27. Performing a Manual Backup
  28. Manually Compacting a DHCP Server
  29. Using Options Classes
  30. Implementing User Classes
  31. Performing a Manual Backup of the DHCP Server
  32. Creating a New Superscope
  33. Configuring DHCP Servers to Perform DNS Updates
  34. Configuring Dynamic Updates with DHCP
  35. Using the DnsUpdateProxy Security Group
  36. Adding Members to the DnsUpdateProxy