What's up with Windows XP and Dynamic IPs?

fragged

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For some reason, Windows XP does not renew my IP Address when it boots up.

After pulling an IP address from my home Cable/DSL box (192.168.1.100), I power down my laptop and take it in to the office, where I plug it in, boot it, and instead of pulling an IP Address from the DHCP Server at the office, it holds on to the 192.168.1.100 from home.

Every time I go into the office, I have to do an ipconfig /release and /renew to get a correct IP Address.

Anyone else have this problem?

 

cheap

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You can just click on repair button in local area connection box. Also check in TCP/IP properties that it's set to obtain IP address automatically.