Expand the existing subnet, do not add a new one. This may be easily and
simply done within DHCP Server in Windows Server 2003.

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"Maurice Bishop" <no.spam.here.please@not.hereplease.com> wrote in message
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> The subject says it all.
>
> I have five Windows 2003 servers, each running various business apps
> including a Manufacturing Systems, Exchange Server 2003, a separate SQL
> Server 2005 box.
>
> I have roughly 200 hosts, with a variety of print servers, wireless access
> points etc. I have one ADSL connection, which is the default gateway on
> all machines.
>
> I am running Active Directory on all servers with the DHCP scope ranging
> 192.168.50.1 thru 192.168.50.254 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0
>
> Print servers, wireless access points and the router all have reservations
> in the DHCP scope.
>
> The problem.
>
> I need more IP addresses.
>
> I am looking for a step by step guide to adding another subnet to the
> network so that all hosts on the new subnet can speak to the existing
> servers and share the ADSL connection.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Maurice
>
>
>