on 16/10/05 15:46, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Oct 16, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > >> Hello list. >> >> I've been having an annoying problem for the last few weeks. I have 6 >> computers connected through a switch and a D-Link router (all wired). >> >> >>> From time to time, for a reason that still escapes me, when a >>> laptop (iBook >>> >> or my PowerBook) wakes up from sleep, it will complain that the IP >> address >> it had is in use by another computer. I have DHCP enabled in the D- >> Link >> router with addresses going from 192.168.0.100 through >> 192.168.0.199. Isn't >> the DHCP server supposed to assign another address when the >> previous one has >> been taken? What am I doing wrong? > > Check the lease time setting in the D-Link router. What is likely > happening is that the powerbook is asleep longer than the lease time, > and the D-link re-assigns the IP address to another system. > > The powerbook wakes up and someone else has it's address. > > On the powerbook you can bring up the networking pref pane and renew > the lease on the TCP/IP tab. that will get a new IP address and you > can go. > > You can also set the lease time for much longer on the router, or > even assign static addresses to the systems connecting to it. This > would be set on the D-link. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > This is the sig that says 'NI!' > >
Ah ah! That might be it. I checked the settings on the router and realized the lease was 1 hour. So, I put it at 1 day. I could go for a week. Would a week be better than a day? My children iBooks might not be used for longer than a day. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] field servoid [play on `android'] /fee'ld ser'voyd/ n.: Representative of a field service organization (see field circus). This has many of the implications of droid. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
