Actually, many (most?) DHCP servers will even step around a statically assigned IP address, but then you have a race condition, because I think it can happen that the server goes to hand out your address just as you announce yourself.
Best to keep beginners clear of that can of worms where possible. -- Michaelwagner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21511 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss