Re: changing DHCP server used to assign IP address to laptop

[David Goodenough <david.goodenough@btconnect.com>]

On Thursday 24 March 2005 14:12, Tom Weller at Ambassador Computers wrote:
> How do I direct my laptop to a particular static IP address for obtaining
> DHCP leases? I set up the laptop at home, which has a direct ISP connection
> (cable modem), but when I bring the laptop to the office I need to get an
> IP address from a router, not directly from the ISP provider.
>
> Tom
You don't.  The DHCP client sends out a broadcast and it will be picked up by
any DHCP server on the local net.  The client will generally use whatever it
gets given by the first such server to respond.

David