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

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This article was previously published under Q269879

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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.

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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

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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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) 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
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   8/2/2000  3:46pm  i386     87,312  Dhcpcsvc.dll

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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.

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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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249149/EN-US/ ) Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

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