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KingDaveRa · 22-02-2009, 20:52

Most DHCP servers will re-allocate you the same IP, even if you do release and renew. It works on the basis that if nobody else has required the IP in the meantime, you may as well have the same one.

Begs the question, why would you want it to change? If anything, I prefer mine to be on something static, so my PC is always on the same IP. Makes tracing issues and networking faults far easier. Plus if you have NAT rules set up for port forwarding, they'll work more reliably.

22-02-2009, 20:52	#2
KingDaveRa Inactive Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks Age: 42 Services: Broadband Gamer, Phone M, Tivo V6. Posts: 269	Re: COnnection status (release/renew) Most DHCP servers will re-allocate you the same IP, even if you do release and renew. It works on the basis that if nobody else has required the IP in the meantime, you may as well have the same one. Begs the question, why would you want it to change? If anything, I prefer mine to be on something static, so my PC is always on the same IP. Makes tracing issues and networking faults far easier. Plus if you have NAT rules set up for port forwarding, they'll work more reliably.