they either have to reboot or release/renew. otherwise it won't get the new
IP address until it's renewal time. that varies from DHCPd server to DHCPd
server.
cheers.
mg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stephen Carville
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:48 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Dhcpd and Win clients?
>
>
> On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Alen Salamun wrote:
>
> - Hi!
> -
> - I am running dhcpd on Mandrake for a small network. Whenever
> someone brings
> - a nootebook (Win98) and connects it to the network, nootebook
> first tries to
> - use the IP it got on other network over DHCP. Since the IP it
> uses on other
> - network is used here by another machine, it doesn't work. If I try to
> - release all and reget dhcp info on nootebook it get's the right IP and
> - works.
> -
> - Is there any way to make the nootebook work without this
> "release all/reget
> - all" stuff?
>
> Probably not. This is a problem with the Windows DHCP client rather
> than a server side issue. IIRC, it is because the Windows client does
> not react correctly to the DHCPDENY message.
>
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