If you are using Windows 2000 Pro or Windows XP Pro you can change the IP address on the fly without rebooting. Windows 95, 98, and probably ME need a reboot. (tell me you aren't managing an ISP network with ME...) Not sure about XP Home. Haven't bothered to play with that. I suspect it will do it without a reboot too.
Kevin Summers KISTech Internet Services Inc. www.kistech.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Homer Parker > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Clients can't DHCP > > > On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:25:32 +0100 > "Brian Winter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Now I'm sure my earlier reply is relevant > > > > > Ok, after watching Windows reboot for 30 minutes, here's what I have > > found: > > Sorry if this is granny/eggs (or maybe I'm missing something) but you > > can use ipconfig /renew to get a new lease or simply disable/enable > > network connection > > Not my experience when changing IPs on a desktop.. Laptop I > just eject > and put the card back in.. Well, till Windows has a brainfart, and then it > needs a restart.. My testing is behind my firewall... I've assigned > 10.x.x.x to the SB units, and the DHCP server is handing out 192.x.x.x.. > Your saying I can skip the reboot after changing from static to DHCP > assigned? > > > > > > 1) The only way to the ABO is if I'm in the same net block as it is > > (that's the reason for all the reboots). > > Thats true but the client PC does not need to be able to see the ABO, > > only the dhcp server on the wired network, and your gateway. You can > > have the ABO static in one subnet (192.168.100.nnn), and the client > > getting its IP info from the dhcp server on another (192.168.50.nnn). > > As far as I can tell, you only really need to see your AB's and other sB > > kit from the single PC required to manage them - give that pc two > > (fixed) IP addresses, one in each subnet (worked for me). > > Vmware and creative routing will handle that once I get this setup > implemented ;) > > > > 2) I still have not got the DHCP response back through the ABO. > > Sounds like the dhcp server is not responding "correctly" for the AB to > > pass the lease on to the client pc. Described in my last mail > > Let me describe my layuot again: > > dhcp server - switch - appo (backhaul) appo - switch - appo - abo > > At the second switch I can see the DHCP server response > coming back to > the client.. I can at the first as well, but I did check it on the second > to make sure it's getting through.. > > > > > > 3) I stuck an Orinoco silver in my laptop, and got the DHCP response. > > > Went > > surfing just fine. > > .... and not passing through an AB to get a dhcp lease ?? > > Correct.. It attached to the last APPO in the above diagram > directly.. > Worked fine.. > > > > > > > > 4) Orinoco cards are not good for sniffing wireless traffic :( (I'm > > > using > > Ethereal in Linux) Some recommendations are needed. > > For this investigation you can see the relevant traffic on your wired > > network near to the dhcp server. Close Ethereal right down to see just > > dhcp traffic. If you are getting what I described you will see several > > retries at getting a lease (say 12+ messages total). When you achieve a > > successful lease you will see only about 4 messages if I remember > > correctly - and the world will be a wonderful place once more :) > > Right.. I'm seeing the request and the offer on both > switches, and it > makes it through the last APPO to the Orinoco radio.. > > You said something in another post that I might be not understanding > correctly, but after reading the FAQ you pointed to I understand it to be > saying that I set the ABO to DHCP and it hands the IP of to the PC.. I'm > waiting on everything to boot back up now and will try that.. > > --- > Homer Parker > > LAN/WAN, Wireless Networking, PC Sales/Service > Linux, OS/2 and Windows Support > > PC Services 785.483.7602 > 129 W 8th #101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Russell, KS 67665 http://www.pcsrvc.com > > "So for the IT Manager Role, you want someone who's absolute crap, looks > reasonable on paper, and won't cause too much trouble. ... Well I don't > have any MCSEs on my books at the moment, but I could call around." > -- Simon Travaglia > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type > unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
