Re: DHCP Lease Time.

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 11/27/03 

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 20:37:31 -0700

The different clients may be given different leases by
definition, or they may be different in whether they
simply request a lease or make a request with a desired
lease length. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"CS" <sumacer@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:v7cxb.45434$M31.1156966@twister.tampabay.rr.com...
> Greeting,
> I have a SMC Barricade DSL/Cable Router. When I try to renew
> the IP address from DHCP server with the router, the server extends the
> lease time 10 times more. When I try to do that without the DSL/Cable
router
> the DHCP server only gives me an hour.
> I am wondering if I am mistaken about what really happened with the
server,
> or I could be wrong about the Specs of RFC #1533 related to the DHCP
server.
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
>                                                 Thanks.
> "Shenan T. Stanley" <news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eBZlXAItDHA.2308@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > CS <> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I would like to know is there a way that you could increase the DHCP
> > > lease time ?. I have Windows XP PRO and Road Runner. I tried
> > > WNTIPCFG.EXE + IPCONFIG.EXE but no luck. Any ideas are appreciated.
> > >
> > >                                             Thanks.
> >
> > As you saw by the other responses, the only way to increase your DHCP
> Lease
> > Time is if you control the DHCP server in question.
> >
> > -- 
> > Shenan Stanley
> > "Just trying to help"
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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