Wireless Lease?

What does this Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter entry mean in my
system information?
I know the 'obtained' entry is when I started my computer this morning.
Is it normal to have an expiration date and time?
What happens at 7:25 AM tomorrow if I don't restart my computer? Does it
automatically renew the lease?

DHCP Lease Expires 3/7/2004 7:25 AM
DHCP Lease Obtained 3/6/2004 7:25 AM


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Bill

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 14:05:15 GMT, Bill Schnakenberg spoketh

>What does this Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter entry mean in my
>system information?
>I know the 'obtained' entry is when I started my computer this morning.
>Is it normal to have an expiration date and time?
>What happens at 7:25 AM tomorrow if I don't restart my computer? Does it
>automatically renew the lease?
>
>DHCP Lease Expires 3/7/2004 7:25 AM
>DHCP Lease Obtained 3/6/2004 7:25 AM

It's basically the time when the DHCP server will list the IP address as
available unless your computer renews its lease. If your computer is off
at that time, it is possible that another computer on your network could
get that specific IP address. It doesn't really matter much, as your
computer will request a new lease once you turn it on, and by default it
will ask for the same IP address. If it's available (or already
registered to that computer), you'll get the same IP address...

Lars M. Hansen
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Lars M. Hansen wrote:

>On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 14:05:15 GMT, Bill Schnakenberg spoketh
>
>
>
>>What does this Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter entry mean in my
>>system information?
>>I know the 'obtained' entry is when I started my computer this morning.
>>Is it normal to have an expiration date and time?
>>What happens at 7:25 AM tomorrow if I don't restart my computer? Does it
>>automatically renew the lease?
>>
>>DHCP Lease Expires 3/7/2004 7:25 AM
>>DHCP Lease Obtained 3/6/2004 7:25 AM
>>
>>
>
>It's basically the time when the DHCP server will list the IP address as
>available unless your computer renews its lease. If your computer is off
>at that time, it is possible that another computer on your network could
>get that specific IP address. It doesn't really matter much, as your
>computer will request a new lease once you turn it on, and by default it
>will ask for the same IP address. If it's available (or already
>registered to that computer), you'll get the same IP address...
>
OK, thanks. I was just wondering if it had anything to do with my
wireless adapter suddenly losing a connection and not being able to get
it back unless I pull the plug on the router, wait 10 seconds, and then
plug it back in.

>
>Lars M. Hansen
>www.hansenonline.net
>Remove "bad" from my e-mail address to contact me.
>"If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?"
>
>


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Bill

Lars M. Hansen wrote:
>>What happens at 7:25 AM tomorrow if I don't restart my computer? Does it
>>automatically renew the lease?
>
> It's basically the time when the DHCP server will list the IP address as
> available unless your computer renews its lease.

And your PC will have tried to renew it several times already before the
expiration time is up.
It first tries to renew when half the lease time has passed, and again
at 2/3rd. If both of those renewals do not succeed it will try again
when the lease expires. Then if it doesn't succeed the PC will have to
stop using the IP addy.


Sander