Question : DHCP, scope, exclusion range, reservations

Someone else before me set up DHCP on a windows 2000 machine. From what I have read and learned I think this is wrong.

Currently the scope is 192.168.36.20-192.168.36.100 and anything that needs to get statically assigned falls between 192.168.36.1-192.168.36.19. But shouldn't the scope span the entire range of address that would be on a LAN, and then create exclusion ranges for those address that need to be statically asigned.

So in other words the scope should be 192.168.36.1-192.168.36.100
but should have a exclusion range of 192.168.36.1-192.168.36.19

Or should I create a scope that spans from 192.168.36.1-192.168.36.100
and create individual reservations for each printer/machine/switch/server that needs it

What is the proper way to do this?

Thanks,
AD

Answer : DHCP, scope, exclusion range, reservations

I prefer the first.  I start my range at 20 or 30, most times and span the entire range.  I reserve the first block for static addressing.  The only reason I ever use reservations is for mobile computers (laptops) or for someone whose identity I want to keep track of for security reasons...otherwise, it's easier to let DHCP do its thing.