Microsoft KB Archive/306104

= How to Configure the DHCP Authorization Interval for Slow Connections =

PSS ID Number: 306104

Article Last Modified on 12/19/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q306104



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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
This article describes how to configure the DHCP authorization interval for slow connections. This may be useful if you have low-bandwidth rates, and you want to be able to slow down traffic as needed to allow other services to run more smoothly.



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The standard setting for DHCP requests is set at approximately one request each hour, and this may slow down the response of the network.

To change this behavior, create the following DWORD entries in the following registry keys:



, where  is the number of minutes you want the DHCP server to wait before it checks authorization again.

Additional query words: throttle back

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