MCSE - Re: Leasing Time Issue

11-24-2005, 07:51 PM

On Nov 18, 2005 at 9:23pm "LRM" blathered:

> Ok, you have a remote pc receiving dhcp addresses from a dhcp server.
> The link goes down. While the link is down a pc has been rebooted.
Well,
> it will not keep it's dhcp address because it will not have a DHCP
> server to tell it that the address is still leased to it. So it will
try
> to ask for one and will not receive one and will give itself the APIPA
> address. The lease is only important if the machine isn't rebooted.
So,
> earlier, when the other posters kept saying it couldn't see the dhcp
> server and that was the point. The other pc's kept their addresses
> because they hadn't rebooted. Run ipconfig /renew on the pc and all
> should be well as long as you don't have any issues with the card or
> other network devices between the pc and the dhcp server.

Well put.

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11-24-2005, 07:51 PM	#1
	Re: Leasing Time Issue On Nov 18, 2005 at 9:23pm "LRM" blathered: > Ok, you have a remote pc receiving dhcp addresses from a dhcp server. > The link goes down. While the link is down a pc has been rebooted. Well, > it will not keep it's dhcp address because it will not have a DHCP > server to tell it that the address is still leased to it. So it will try > to ask for one and will not receive one and will give itself the APIPA > address. The lease is only important if the machine isn't rebooted. So, > earlier, when the other posters kept saying it couldn't see the dhcp > server and that was the point. The other pc's kept their addresses > because they hadn't rebooted. Run ipconfig /renew on the pc and all > should be well as long as you don't have any issues with the card or > other network devices between the pc and the dhcp server. Well put. -- TGP MCNGP #100100 http://www.techgeekpro.com It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. Pedro Simoes