Not really relevant to consider alternatives like Logmein - they are remote control applications, unlike remote desktop where you are establishing another session on the remote machine. Not the same thing at all.
Anyway, regarding the DHCP issue, yes you can absolutely turn DHCP on or off for any PC. It may be getting this enforced by group policy though, if this is a corporate domain setup. If not you could try resetting the network stack from the cmd prompt (started as administrator): netsh winsock reset netsh winsock reset catalog netsh int ipv4 reset.log _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1383903469.16208.44689545.3f6eb...@webmail.messagingengine.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.