Question : DHCP access denied.

I recently installed a Win2K3 member server into a Win2K controlled domain.  I have a static IP set but am getting an annoying DHCP error similar to a previous thread: DHCP Client service, Access is denied. on the new member server.  I disabled the DHCP client service on the new server, and am not getting errors,but may one day want to allow the machine to use DHCP.  The previous thread had the following solution..

The solution was as follows:

 My problem was solved by granting the network services account full control to the
     hkey_local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\dhcp &
     hkey_local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\tpip registry keys on the updated server.
     ......

Although I realize this is a reg hack and doesn't really explain why the error occurs, I would like to get rid of the pesky errors in the event log when I enable DHCP client.

OK, so my question is -- to accomplish this, do I just need to add a new

string value: Object name
Value data: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service

to the registry under hklm\system\ccs\services\dhcp and tcpip?

I'm not quite sure if this is how to give the network services account full control.

TIA

Answer : DHCP access denied.

I use static addresses for member servers, but DHCP client it isn't stopped. The environment is the same: w2k domain controller and w2k3 member server. DHCP client depend on Ipsec driver, but Ipsec is configured to permit all. Verify the Dns suffix for this connection in nic's TCP/IP advanced properties.

Before that configuration I used to have one fixed addres on one nic and one dhcp address on the other with no problems at all.

The authorization problems can be related to date and time of the member server. I guess joining the domain worked flawlessly.

I don't remember any references in Group policy to dhcp in Windows 2000 environment.