On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 14:55, Shay Telfer wrote: > What is providing the DHCP addresses? A Windows box? A router? > > It's possible that another device on the network is grabbing the > address when your machine is not on the network. Try locating the > address from a different machine when you've got your iBook off the > network, as it might help narrow down what's grabbing it. > > Of course, DHCP address allocations aren't permanent. > > Have fun, > Shay
Hi Shay, Its actually a windows 2000 Pro machine thats offering the DHCP leases, but I am not taking my laptop off the network, its just going to sleep and losing the lease everytime. When it wakes up it takes about 30 seconds before I get the lease renewed. Its also not another machine taking the IP because a) I am using it at work and this would mean that someone is getting a new lease everytime my laptop goes to sleep, and b) The leases have a lifetime of 3 weeks... Adam.
