igarek77 Posted May 24, 2007 CID Share Posted May 24, 2007 Hello All, Wanted to ask a question about this situation that I have. I have a business office that I support, the office has a D-Link DI-624 router. The office has 5 laptops that have wireless connectivity and one desktop that's connected directly to the router/modem. Lately they have been having this issue. One of the laptops would not renew an IP address. The message that keeps coming up is that that IP address is used by another computer. Wait untill it's going to be released from that computer. The range of the IP addresses on the router is from 100 - 199. So basically there's room for all those IP's. What could be the issue? Should I just try to assign static IP to laptops and have less headaches??? Any input would be appreciated.....or if you need more info. P.S. Latest firmware is on all the adapters and the router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPawlak Posted May 24, 2007 CID Share Posted May 24, 2007 assign a sticky ip in the TCP/IP settings of the connection =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igarek77 Posted May 24, 2007 Author CID Share Posted May 24, 2007 That's what I was just thinking. I'm just wondering why in the world would the router all of a sudden have a conflict and try to assign the same IP address to 2 PC's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 24, 2007 CID Share Posted May 24, 2007 That's what I was just thinking. I'm just wondering why in the world would the router all of a sudden have a conflict and try to assign the same IP address to 2 PC's? Thats something that is a windows problem that got fixed in vista. Its something to do with DHCP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igarek77 Posted May 25, 2007 Author CID Share Posted May 25, 2007 Hey dlewis23 & TimPawlak Thanks for the help Problem is solved after I assigned a ststic IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 26, 2007 CID Share Posted May 26, 2007 From a security standpoint... I would highly recommend pooling IPs for only the max number of wireless clients you expect on the network at one time. This will help in the detection of an intrusion and also prevent access if someone is able to crack you encryption. All wired computers should be static, as they dont move around. Just some thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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