Was wondering how many other folks have run into the Android device/DHCP issue well summarized by the Princeton folks (http://www.net.princeton.edu/android/android-stops-renewing-lease-keeps-using-IP-address-11236.html) and what folks were doing about this. Rather surprising that it's still an on-going/open issue even though a case was opened on this about two months ago.
Quick summary for those that haven't noticed: a large number of Android devices (both 2.1 and 2.2 firmware) don't try to renew their DHCP lease, but keep using the address anyway. DHCP server thinks the address is available, offers it to other clients, clients discover address is in use and send DHCPDECLINE, lease is abandoned and so on. What have folks found to be the best way to deal with those devices, short of an electromagnetic pulse? -- Jim Gogan ITS Comm Tech Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
