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Hello everyone
I've been working on my WDS and MDT server for a while, but suddenly it stopped working. I can no longer start my WDS server when the multicast option is set to 'Obtain IP address via DHCP'; it only starts when the option 'Use addresses from the following range' is selected. It shows two errors in the Event Viewer: 'An error occurred while attempting to start the Windows Deployment Services server.' and 'An error occurred while initializing the multicast manager. The Windows Deployment Services server will be stopped Information error : 0x5.'( code 257 and 1536). My DHCP server is separate, and I don't handle IPv6 addresses. I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling the WDS server, but it doesn't change anything. I also created a new VM and started from scratch, but the same error appears. What should I do?"
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Hi,
How many cores does the WDS server have? We could try to limit the number of logical processors by using the BCDEDIT command-line tool together with the NUMPROC setting. For example, run the following command:
BCDEDIT /set NUMPROC 20
Hello, I have already tried this but without much success as it shows me the same error. I also tried disabling NetBios without success, so I have re-enabled it.
Capturing network traffic can be very useful for troubleshooting and analyzing network issues.
Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer that captures and displays the data traveling back and forth on a network in real-time.
I also did it, but I don't see any trace that could cause this error. The connection between DHCP and the server is responding fine.
I also did it, but I don't see any trace that could cause this error. The connection between DHCP and the server is responding fine.
My DHCP server is separate,
Which type of DHCP server are you using: Microsoft DHCP or another one?