[WinMac] Re: DHCP

Alex Dearden(pata[at]tampabay.rr.com)
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 19:21:56 -0500

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>It says to 'Load TCP/IP when needed' and people have reported that when
>the protocol hasn't been used for a while it drops it, thus leading the
>MS DHCP server to believe it has finished with the lease of the IP. When
>the Mac then tries to reload the protocol and use the last IP, its been
>given to someone else or unavailable.

By default, the NT DHCP server will keep IP leases for 3 days (72 hours)
unless it runs out of addresses to give. So it's strange that it would
give it to another machine that quickly.

Alex Dearden
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