> IIRC, DHCP servers have a setting, TTL (Time To Live), and if you > boot into and out of the two OS's, each needing an IP, the DHCP > server may be assuming one is already assigned and not handing one > out, hence if you unplug the cable, the server senses a "new" host > on the network and dutifully hands out an IP.
It would be good to tell us all the hardware. Sorry if i missed it from before. Is it just cable/dsl modem and the computer? If that's the case, i would think that shutting down (after halting, turn turn the computer power off) would accomplish the same as unplugging the cable, as far as the modem is concerned. You might also just switch to static ips, if you are behind a firwewall, and set ti to the same number for each OS. eric -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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