128-bit network. I guess for this case it doesn't matter. I just drifted off
explaining but I don't think this matters. does it?


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> GrJ Computers, Javi, essejc,
> <GrJComputersJaviessejc@newsgroup> wrote:

> > hello,
> > I have a client who has a new phone system that is not in our 128
> > network.

>
> What do you mean by 128?
>

> > So I want to install a router and configure DCHP so that
> > when data is coming from a mac address of a phone, it gets routed to
> > a different place than it will be if it was coming from a different
> > mac address. Too complicated?

>
> A different place? DHCP doesn't work like that. If the computers/phones &
> DHCP server are on the same LAN segment, the first DHCP server to answer the
> computer/phone's request for an IP address will dish it out.
>

> > I am running SBS 2003 and I heard that there is a way to configure
> > DHCP so that it routes packets by the Mac address; something to do
> > with registering router classes? I'm not sure. How can I do this?
> > What more information do you need? Thanks for the help.

>
> If your phones are on the same LAN segment & use the same IP addressing
> scheme you can set up DHCP reservations for each of them which have
> different options for router/gateway/whatnot as needed.
>
> Personally I would prefer that the phones & computers not be on the same LAN
> segment at all - use VLANs or different physical switches in the server room
> / backoffice so that each location has a voice port and a data port which go
> where they need to. I don't know what your phone system requirements are
> though.
>
>
> .
>

GrJ Computers, Javi, essejc,
<GrJComputersJaviessejc@newsgroup> wrote:

> 128-bit network.

As in, you're using IPv6 on SBS & your clients? (I really can't imagine
why....)

> I guess for this case it doesn't matter. I just
> drifted off explaining but I don't think this matters. does it?

Nope.

>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>

>> GrJ Computers, Javi, essejc,
>> <GrJComputersJaviessejc@newsgroup> wrote:

>>> hello,
>>> I have a client who has a new phone system that is not in our 128
>>> network.

>>
>> What do you mean by 128?
>>

>>> So I want to install a router and configure DCHP so that
>>> when data is coming from a mac address of a phone, it gets routed to
>>> a different place than it will be if it was coming from a different
>>> mac address. Too complicated?

>>
>> A different place? DHCP doesn't work like that. If the
>> computers/phones & DHCP server are on the same LAN segment, the
>> first DHCP server to answer the computer/phone's request for an IP
>> address will dish it out.
>>

>>> I am running SBS 2003 and I heard that there is a way to configure
>>> DHCP so that it routes packets by the Mac address; something to do
>>> with registering router classes? I'm not sure. How can I do this?
>>> What more information do you need? Thanks for the help.

>>
>> If your phones are on the same LAN segment & use the same IP
>> addressing scheme you can set up DHCP reservations for each of them
>> which have different options for router/gateway/whatnot as needed.
>>
>> Personally I would prefer that the phones & computers not be on the
>> same LAN segment at all - use VLANs or different physical switches
>> in the server room / backoffice so that each location has a voice
>> port and a data port which go where they need to. I don't know what
>> your phone system requirements are though.
>>
>>
>> .