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Atabani
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 DHCP assigning IP - windows event
Active Directory, DHCP, Windows Server 2008, IP address assignment
Hello,

Is there a windows even generated by the DHCP each time an IP is assigned to a machine. I would like to trace which machine used which IP and when.


Thanks

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Windows 2008
ASKED: Sep 4, 2011  7:27 AM GMT
UPDATED: March 31, 2012  5:10:18 PM GMT
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Voodooclanboy
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If it is windows 2008 go to the Microsoft library:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd759178.aspx

After you enable it, you will find event logs for the following:

ID: A DHCP server event ID code.

Date: The logged on entry date on the DHCP server.

Time: The log in time for the entry on the DHCP server.

Description: A description of this DHCP server event.

IP Address: The IP address of the DHCP client.

Host Name: The host name of the DHCP client.

MAC Address: The media access control (MAC) address used by the network adapter hardware of the client.
ANSWERED:  Sep 12, 2011  9:34 AM (GMT)  by Voodooclanboy   1,115 pts.
 
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Thanks but i have noticed that this only applies to IPv6 and not to IPv4, is that right ?

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If it is windows 2008 go to the Microsoft library:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd759178.aspx

After you enable it, you will find event logs for the following:

ID: A DHCP server event ID code.

Date: The logged on entry date on the DHCP server.

Time: The log in time for the entry on the DHCP server.

Description: A description of this DHCP server event.

IP Address: The IP address of the DHCP client.

Host Name: The host name of the DHCP client.

MAC Address: The media access control (MAC) address used by the network adapter hardware of the client.
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Hello,

You can always use the good’old Performance monitor (keep it running) and configure it to save a logfile…

Saturno
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Windows DHCP has changed the log destination over the years, but default now is to create a file for each day of the week, and recycle (clear and reuse the day-of-the-week name i.e. Monday), so that it’s not a maintenance issue. The file is text, and has the information as highlighted above, for IPv4.

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