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Originally Posted by Sprellarinn
This is in fact the way it is supposed to be. When the client shuts down it is supposed to release its ip address with dhcp release command to the server. Windows how ever ignors this behaviour (as well as many other things (",) ) and holds the IP address for the whole lease time.
Many thanks for the info. It's kind of funny that Windows ignores the expected behavior. I think it would make more sense for the Windows machines to follow the rules here, simply because most laptop computers are Windows based, and more likely to move from network to network regularly and NEED to get a new, unique address ecah time they move. Our AIX stations, however, are Intellistation model 275 and 285 (NOT very mobile). Because of "quirks" with the Windows DHCP server, rebooting these stations often leads to IP address conflicts, which require manual intervention on the part of the Windows admins to correct.
It hurts me deeply to say this, but ... ouch ... I'm trying to get it out here ... I wish I could make my AIX stations behave like Windows workstations, in just this one small way. That hurt. I'll go say my "Hail Mary"s now, and will try not to blaspheme again.