Microsoft KB Archive/269879

= The Default DHCP Gateway Is Not Added to the Routing Table on a Multihomed Computer =

Article ID: 269879

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q269879



SYMPTOMS
A default gateway that is received from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server may not be added to the host's routing table and is therefore not used.



CAUSE
This problem can occur under the following circumstances:
 * The Windows 2000-based host computer is multihomed (two or more network adapters)
 * You configure one network adapter with a static Internet Protocol (IP) address and a static default gateway
 * You configure another network adapter with the Obtain an IP address automatically option, and a DHCP server provides a default gateway



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date      Time    Version  Size    File name ---  8/2/2000  3:46pm  i386     87,312  Dhcpcsvc.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbdhcp kbdns kbenv kbfix kbwin2000presp2fix KB269879

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