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Ip address release/renew
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releaserenewaddress
Problem
When you release your IP address using the ipconfig/release command and then renew with ipconfig/renew, the computer will request and receive the same address you had previously.
Why is this so?
How would you (what commands would you use) so that your computer will not request the same address?
Why is this so?
How would you (what commands would you use) so that your computer will not request the same address?
Solution
The DHCP protocol spec, RFC 2131, encourages a DHCP server to remember client configuration parameters when an IP address is released in the hope that the parameters can be reused when the same client requests a new address. So a conforming DHCP server implementation will typically offer the same IP address to a returning client if that address is still available. This is generally desirable to avoid having to (for example) update DNS records.
Context
StackExchange Computer Science Q#145183, answer score: 5
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