Consider the following scenario:
- You connect a Windows Vista-based computer to a network.
- A router or other device that is configured as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server is configured on the network.
- The router or the other device does not support the DHCP BROADCAST flag.
In this scenario, Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address.
Consider the following scenario:
- You just bought your son a new Toshiba tablet with Vista Business pre-installed on it. You want to make sure that when the tablet goes off to school it has all critical patches applied.
- You are using pfSense as a DHCP server.
- The XP, Linux, and Windows 7 computers are able to connect to the network and get an IP address.
You would have thought DHCP problems were solved twenty years ago but here is the solution.