Chuck, Have you tried to shorten the DHCP lease time?
--- Larry Letterman wrote: > why is that ? we have segmented avvid network across > our campus. The > laptops are all W2K and they work just > fine without any issues on DHCP...The routers are > all running hsrp and > work correctly.. > > Chuck's Long Road wrote: > > >I see I should have made this one a "Friday Folly" > :-> > > > >In a Big Flat Bridged Network, a mobile user > unplugs the laptop at one > >office, drives over to the next office, plugs back > in, and no further action > >is required. The Windoze PC has retained it's IP > address, and the network > >doesn't care about location, because it is one big > flat network. > > > >However, in the brand new ATM based AVVID ready > routed network, said mobile > >user is now in a different segment in each > location. With Windoze, you have > >to manually intervene. Sometimes you have to > release the IP address, reload > >the computer, and then get your new DHCP > assignment. Users don't like this. > >After all, now they have to do something, whereas > before they did not. Never > >mind the higher speed, the failover capability of > the routers, the new 100 > >mbs switches rather than 10mbs. They have to take > an extra step or two in > >order to log in. > > > >This is normal behaviour for Windoze machines, and > maybe for DHCP clients in > >general. I have had to do this release / renew for > years. > > > >But to the customer, who is pretty naive in terms > of networking, there is a > >"problem" that was caused by the new routers. To > the users, there is a > >problem that never existed before. > > > >Like I said, serves me right. You give a customer a > great new network, and > >you break something so rudimentary that it never > would have occurred > >otherwise. :-> > > > >-- > > > >www.chuckslongroad.info > >like my web site? > >take the survey! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54465&t=54402 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
