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Linux is so much easier..... (except OpenLDAP which is a real monster! If
this is "lightweight" ...)

> Responding to my own message....  :-)
>
> Another nice feature in the WinXP network configuration window
> is the new "Support" tab under the Status window.  It shows
> the current IP address/mask/gw and whether it's static or DHCP.
> It also has the same Repair button mentioned below to release
> and renew the DHCP lease.  And, if you click on Details, it
> basically shows what you see from ipconfig /all (including
> MAC address, DHCP server address, lease details, etc.), in a
> much more user-friendly format.
>
> Alan
>
> --On Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:08 PM -0500 Alan Dobkin
> <ALE at omnicomp.org> wrote:
>
>> Here's a solution for you to try:
>>
>> Since you mentioned WinXP specifically, it has a feature called
>> "Repair" in the network  control panel, which is basically the
>> same thing as an ipconfig /release && ipconfig /renew.  One
>> difference is that it works for regular (non-admin) users.
>>
>> So, the solution is to enable the checkbox that says "Show
>> icon in notification area when connected" for your network
>> card, which will put the icon in the systray.  Then your
>> users can simply right-click on it and select "Repair".
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> --On Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:14 PM -0500 James Kinney
>> <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry to ask this here as it is truly a M$ problem.
>>>
>>> WinXP seems to aggressively cache DHCP client settings. So much so
>>> that plugging in a laptop into another network and rebooting will
>>> not reset the ip address. It will keep the original one unless
>>> ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew are run manually.
>>>
>>> The problem: User must be a power user or higher to run those
>>> commands. _THESE_ users should never have power user status
>>>
>>> Some setup details: The DHCP server that passes the address that
>>> won't go away is set to have lease times of days. For the desktop
>>> machines, this is OK. For the in-and-out laptops, this is a mess.
>>> Could the extra long lease time be adding to the misery?
>>>
>>> The more I use M$ servers the more I like pencil and paper.
>>>
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>>> CEO & Director of Engineering
>>> Local Net Solutions,LLC
>>> 770-493-8244
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