First off, thanks for the feedback! It is an advance for us too to know how the problem finally was solved.
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Originally Posted by
videsh77
It was albeit stupid of me assuming Linux will adhere to same IP address which I have assigned it in router configuration.
It depends on the Linux system being configured to be a DHCP-client or not. When an IP-host starts it puts an IP-address onto its interface. This is done with the
ifconfig command (or some equivalent thereof). DHCP means: you do not configure an IP address on the system but instead, when the IP-host starts, the DHCP-client process takes over and broadcasts a plea "i need an address" upon which a (hopefully there) DHCP-server answers and gives out one, which the client then configures.
So, in fact you need two components: you need the DHCP-server to be configured to give out an address to this specific client. And you need the prospective client to be configured so that it asks for an address.
I hope this helps.
bakunin