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It's in the hands of your IT administrator. There are ways to force the DHCP server to associate a MAC address with an IP address, but your IT policy may not allow this. The same goes for port forwarding in the office firewall.<br />
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It's in the hands of your IT administrator. There are ways to force the DHCP server to associate a MAC address with an IP address, but your IT policy may not allow this. The same goes for port forwarding in the office firewall.
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However, there is a DHCP server at both locations. &nbsp;How can I make sure the Alternate Settings IP address is used when I have a DHCP server present?
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However, there is a DHCP server at both locations.  How can I make sure the Alternate Settings IP address is used when I have a DHCP server present?

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I have a laptop. &nbsp;When I bring it into our office it dynamically gets an address from our DHCP Server. &nbsp;I can't set the IP address on the laptop to static, since the laptop goes home onto another network. &nbsp;I want to get the same IP address every time when I get into the office so that I can have port forwarding to that same IP. &nbsp;However, my DHCP server does not allow reservations. &nbsp;Is there any way to make sure I get the same IP address every time?
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I have a laptop.  When I bring it into our office it dynamically gets an address from our DHCP Server.  I can't set the IP address on the laptop to static, since the laptop goes home onto another network.  I want to get the same IP address every time when I get into the office so that I can have port forwarding to that same IP.  However, my DHCP server does not allow reservations.  Is there any way to make sure I get the same IP address every time?

Dynamic DNS and Dynamic NAT

Remote access may refer to the connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network remote desktop software, terminal emulation, or the activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises.

Remote Access

A laptop or notebook is a portable personal computer with a clamshell form factor, suitable for mobile use. Although originally there was a distinction between laptops and notebooks, the former being bigger and heavier than the latter, there is often no longer any difference. Laptops are commonly used in a variety of settings, such as at work, in education, and for personal multimedia. A laptop combines the components, inputs, outputs and capabilities of a desktop computer, including the display screen, speakers, a keyboard, and pointing devices (such as a touchpad or trackpad) into a single unit. The device can be powered either from a rechargeable battery or by mains electricity from an AC adapter.

Laptops Notebooks

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.