Releasing And Renewing Dhcp Addresses - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Releasing and Renewing DHCP Addresses

Windows 95
Solution—Check the server's physical connections. Load INETCFG to
ensure that proper binding exists.
Problem—DHCPSRVR.NLM is loaded and the trace screen shows client
packets being received, but the server is not responding and the
REQUEST packets are dropped.
Cause—The server's configuration for its local interfaces does not match
the configuration within the Directory for the same server.
Solution—Load INETCFG and check to see if the server has a legal IP
address on each local subnet it serves. Also check that each local subnet
is properly configured using the DNS/DHCP Management Utility.
When a host is powered on, it is leased an IP address for a period of time,
depending on the configuration settings of the subnet from which the address
is assigned. If the machine is moved to another network while the original IP
address lease is still valid, the user must release the lease. Other situations
might also require that a lease be released, such as the use of a laptop computer
in different locations of a given network.
To manually release and renew a DHCP-assigned IP address in Windows 95,
complete the following steps:
1
Select Start, then Run.
2
Type winipcfg and press Enter.
The IP Configuration dialog box is displayed.
3
Click Release All.
The IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway fields should display
no addresses.
4
Click Renew All.
New addresses should appear in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and
Default Gateway fields.
5
Click OK to close WINIPCFG.
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