Microsoft KB Archive/138124

= DHCPADMN.EXE Reports Incorrect Server Configuration =

Article ID: 138124

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q138124



SYMPTOMS
If you install the DHCP Administrator Program (DHCPADMN.EXE) from the Windows NT Server 3.51 compact disc, using the SETUP.BAT file in \CLIENTS\SRVTOOLS\WINNT directory, you experience erratic results while administering remote DHCP servers. Results from selecting a valid DHCP Scope may be one or more of the following:


 * All configuration options are displayed.
 * No configuration options are displayed.
 * The correct configuration options are displayed.

The display problems do not happen when your computer is connected to all remote DHCP servers, however, if the problem occurs with a particular remote server it is persistent and always occurs with that same server.

Using DHCPADMN.EXE locally on the DHCP server displays the correct configuration.



CAUSE
The DHCPSAPI.DLL file located in the following subdirectories of the Windows NT Server 3.51 compact disc is corrupt:

\CLIENTS\SRVTOOLS\WINNT\I386 \CLIENTS\SRVTOOLS\WINNT\MIPS \CLIENTS\SRVTOOLS\WINNT\ALPHA



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, install the fix mentioned below.

To work around this problem, do one of the following:


 * From a computer of the same processor type that is running Windows NT 3.51 DHCP without this problem, copy the %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DHCPSAPI.DLL file to your SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 directory. Make sure that this DHCPSAPI.DLL was not installed using the SETUP.BAT file mentioned above.

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 * Replace your corrupt DHCPSAPI.DLL with the uncorrupted file version on the Windows NT Server 3.51 compact disc in the \I386, \MIPS, and \ALPHA subdirectories:
 * Insert the Windows NT Server 3.51 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive.
 * In Windows NT File Manager, display the contents of one of the following subdirectories that corresponds to the processor on your computer:

\I386

\MIPS

\ALPHA
 * Copy the DHCPSAPI.DL_ file to a temporary subdirectory on your hard drive.
 * Type the following command and press the Enter key:

expand dhcpsapi.dl_ dhcpsapi.dll
 * Replace the %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DHCPSAPI.DLL file on the local workstation with the DHCPSAPI.DLL you just expanded.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 4.0.

Additional query words: prodnt DHCPADMN DHCPADMIN ADMIN TOOLS parameter incorrect

Keywords: KB138124

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