Re: DHCP slow renewal, actually times out but mysteriously still gets an IP
On Sat, 22 May 2004 22:50:08 +0200, Shaul Karl wrote:
> On Sat, May 22, 2004 at 10:26:43AM -0400, Roberto Sanchez wrote:
>> Steve Allison wrote:
>> >On Sat, 22 May 2004 00:20:08 +0200, in linux.debian.user you wrote:
>> >Does WindowsXP hold onto the last known IP even with a reboot? I
>> >havent a clue about the internal workings of the DHCP protocol.
>From what I've seen windows 2000 at least appears to hold and reuse its
old IP address unless it can't contact a DHCP server, then it uses a
static IP thats coded into windows.
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