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Special Forums IP Networking DHCP and DNS on a home network Post 302689623 by methyl on Tuesday 21st of August 2012 08:00:49 PM
Old 08-21-2012
Please mention the Operating System and version of every computer involved in this network and make it clear which computer is running as a DHCP server. If this is not unix/Linux please make it emphatically clear what Operating System is installed.

Must assume that this is a standalone network with no Internet connection whatsoever because it would be weird for a Home Network to not use the Internet Router as a DHCP server. Unless you have paid for an external Fixed IP Address?

Anyway I can't see what your problem is. Providing that the laptop has a hostname set, this will be associated with the DHCP IP address. This assumes that your DNS server is working correctly.
 

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