Old IP address

[Guest]

We have several laptops (win2k , xp), configured for DHCP and 1 win2K DHCP
server. Some users are also connecting the laptop to a homenetwork. Later on
they are back on the office network. However, then they have still the IP
address of the home network. I have to run the ipconfig/relase and renew
command, before they are connected again.
Is there a setting so the computer will always renew the IP address during
booting, even if the leasetime is not expired ?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

We have several laptops (win2k , xp), configured for DHCP and 1 win2K DHCP
server. Some users are also connecting the laptop to a homenetwork. Later on
they are back on the office network. However, then they have still the IP
address of the home network. I have to run the ipconfig/relase and renew
command, before they are connected again.
Is there a setting so the computer will always renew the IP address during
booting, even if the leasetime is not expired ?

Are the subnet addresses the same for the home and office network?

 

[Guest]

No, we have 255.255.0.0, and at home it is 255.255.255.0

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

What you quote is the subnet mask. The subnet address
is the first three groups of numbers in your IP address.
For 192.168.0.55, it would be 192.168.0.

 

[Guest]

That is also completely different

What you quote is the subnet mask. The subnet address
is the first three groups of numbers in your IP address.
For 192.168.0.55, it would be 192.168.0.

 

[Phillip Windell]

They need to actually power off the machine instead of "hybernating" it.
That is the biggest issue I see with laptops,..user don't know what they are
doing well enoughand the "think" they shut them down when they didn't. We
have a bunch of laptops and we never have any DHCP / addressing issues.