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Can DHCP Server detect client windows version?
I have a DHCP server and several clients, some running Windows 10 and some Windows 7. I want the DHCP server to be able to identify the Windows version of the clients using the vendor class and assign the settings I've specified accordingly. Also, I don't want to configure anything on the clients; I want the DHCP server to be able to detect the Windows version by itself. Is there a way to do this?
- You can't detect your own windows? To kwon your win.version. go to your my computer right click properties you will see your win version or type on run (dxdiag) you will get all you what to sèe. You cannot kwon your clients windows they won't tell you ask him then try to do what I'm told to you. If I'm rougn or more I'm not enemy I'm try to say what I kwon. Correct me if I'm wrong the you.
Adminkkirkrosalcapira I think you didn't understand my question. I want the DHCP server to detect the Windows version. When the client sends a Discover message, it provides some information to the DHCP server. I want to know if there is any information about their Windows version in these messages.
- I think it's a good question but i don't think that is possible with Microsoft DHCP. The DHCP work with the mac address not with OS. What you can do is to make reservation for special computer, that way the reservation will allow those computer to have the settings you want and if you want something more complex you can put some vlan with it. Juniper and cisco have their own dhcp server with more option but you'll have to check.
belolw microsoft link for DHCP
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/troubleshoot/dynamic-host-configuration-protocol-basics
