DHCP giving out IP address leases with pre-existing DNS entries for the wrong machine causing network chaos on a mixed windows & mac environment, and it's the macs who are having the problems. [more inside]
posted by jmd82 on Oct 2, 2009 - 11 answers

Every few minutes, my Internet connection drops out. It is a shared DSL connection that I connect to in my apartment (I have no access to the router). If I click the "Renew DHCP Lease" button in my Mac's preferences, it will work just fine for a few more minutes until it just stops again. What is the reasoning behind this, and how can I fix it so I don't have to "renew" my "lease" all the time?
posted by Houyhnhnm on Aug 22, 2009 - 7 answers

Why does DHCP often suck on open WiFis? [more inside]
posted by jeffburdges on Jul 26, 2009 - 20 answers

Need to create a PXE image server that supports ghost images. Difficulty: Linux [more inside]
posted by Industrial PhD on Jan 6, 2009 - 11 answers

I've been using my Xbox 360 for almost a year without any networking problems. As of two days ago, it will not log into Xbox Live and the problem has gotten worse. [more inside]
posted by cgomez on Jul 19, 2008 - 4 answers

In a home network, I'm using static routing on a router connected to my ISP connection, and added an additional router using DHCP. From the DHCP side, I'm able to connect to the internet, but am unable to reach any of the static addresses, nor can any of the static IPs reach through to the DHCP side. (How) can this be made to work? [more inside]
posted by Ickster on May 15, 2008 - 8 answers

DHCP and switch VLAN configuration help needed. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Nov 30, 2007 - 9 answers

My PC has completely lost interest in automatically obtaining an IP address from any network, by any method. [more inside]
posted by nylon on Nov 28, 2007 - 15 answers

I just picked up an Apple Airport Extreme and am attempting to integrate it into my home network, and my old router is jealous. My intent is to use the Airport to serve IP addresses to all my devices via DHCP, and use its wireless capabilities for my 802.11g computers (looking forward to 802.11n). I've pressed my old Linksys WRT54G into use providing wireless access to my 802.11b devices (2 wifi Internet radios), to isolate them from dragging down the .g devices' wireless access speeds. [more inside]
posted by DandyRandy on Nov 26, 2007 - 9 answers

Can ISC's dhcpd run in both failover and multiple subnet modes? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Nov 15, 2007 - 3 answers

What can I do to fix this DHCP problem with my Linksys router? [more inside]
posted by Yelling At Nothing on Aug 14, 2007 - 10 answers

How do I integrate several sub-networks for Windows/Samba compatibility in a rather complicated home-office environment? [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Aug 12, 2007 - 5 answers

SlingboxNetworkingWoesFilter: I recently got a Slingbox, and while I am quite happy with the product in theory, I'm stalled with networking problems and the Slingbox fails to get an IP address from the DHCP server. Network routing is being provided by Mac OS X's Internet Sharing feature, and while the DHCP log shows numerous DHCP DISCOVER requests from the Slingbox, no IP address is ever assigned. Read on for details. [more inside]
posted by zachlipton on Jun 30, 2006 - 6 answers

If all else fails how do I get a mac running OS X 10.3.9 (Panther) to pull or request a DNS name. I have over 180 Macs online, and two won't register.(more inside) [more inside]
posted by Gungho on Jun 20, 2006 - 9 answers

I would like to set up DHCP on our factory wide LAN. But I have some serious reservations. I need it to be secure, and I need to have control of who can get a DHCP license. [more inside]
posted by Jonsnews on Apr 6, 2006 - 13 answers

I have a printer on my MacMini and I want to be able to use it for print requests from my Windows XP laptop. I was able to get it working using CUPS and the MacMini's IP address, but the problem is that since the Mac is on a DHCP wireless network, the IP address can (and has) changed. Now printing from the laptop won't work. How do I identify the Mac from the laptop without using an IP address? [more inside]
posted by ShooBoo on Mar 16, 2006 - 8 answers

This is probably an embarassingly easy question to answer, but when it comes to networking, I'm clueless. Can I use static IP + DHCP on same network using two routers—one wired/one wireless? [more inside]
posted by Fezboy! on Feb 20, 2006 - 10 answers

How do I keep my laser printer from playing hide-and-go seek with a Dell TrueMobile router and XP? [more inside]
posted by justkevin on Oct 14, 2005 - 5 answers

I want to setup a Windows 2003 server using my dynamic IP address that I have from Comcast. How can I make this happen? I have a linksys Gateway (WCG200) that has the server and a few other computers connected to it. I am trying to setup a small server for my printing/web hosting/file sharing/remote access needs. I need to see how to setup my DNS & DHCP settings for this to happen. Also I have my own domain name which I would like to use. Can I use programs from companies like no-ip.com to setup my web site so if anyone types my registered domain it will find my site? Remember that I will be using a dynamic address. Or the last straw is to get a static IP address. Where can I do so(for the cheapest price)?
posted by nserrano on Sep 28, 2005 - 7 answers

I just installed a new NetGear wireless router in the office. We are going to use the firewall on that router for the whole office. But, I can't get the Mac's in the office to connect. (More inside of course...) [more inside]
posted by trbrts on Sep 24, 2004 - 5 answers

I use the Windows XP Professional Internet Connection Sharing to dish out my DSL access to a couple of people residing in the same location. How do I find just basic log information about this service? It magically dishes out DHCP access to them, but I can't even find how many IP addresses have been assigned, how many connections are active, and so on.
posted by LukeyBoy on Feb 25, 2004 - 4 answers

In Windows XP is there any way to do a quick switch between DHCP and a given IP address? My home network connection uses DHCP - my work uses static. I've tried different hardware profiles with no success.
posted by LukeyBoy on Jan 21, 2004 - 5 answers