The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).
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your on to something here...
My workstation has always had a static address.... and we just switched from a netgear, to a linksys router....the subnet mask ( correct me if my termonology is wrong) , which is same as the gateway, are different betweent e two routers. 192.168.1.1 & 192.168.0.1...perhaps we never deleted the previous static address.....
assuming i am correct, how woul dyou delete one of the two static IP address.?