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Anyone having problems with DHCP with WiFi?
Been happening the last few months where my router won't drop IP's, so when I come home my devices just sit waiting for an IP address. Have to power off and unplug to get them to reconnect again. Fireware updates and doing a full reset haven't helped at all.
You could turn off DHCP and assign static IP's to your devices. This is not as convenient but assures your device always has an IP.
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Fixing wifi Connection problems depends on client OS version and updates, Router setup, distance from router, history of preferred access points , especially with same name (linksys).
Sometimes router or modem NAT setup can affect both OSX and XP wifi connections, sometimes, signal to noise ratio is poor from reflections between router and client.
The router normally has 250+ free IP addresses or so and at least 100 of which are defined for DHCP. Often MAC addresses are remember by router so the same IP address may be given if free.
If you roam to many WIFI hotspots with different gateway addresses like 192.168.0.1 , 1.1, 2.1 10.1 etc, a static IP will be a PITA to keep changing manually.
A Static WIFI IP is faster to reconnected on dropouts, so it is desirable though.
In some cases Client driver updates improve stability.
In some cases Winsock stack is pooched and remove device from Device manger and reinstall (action >scan or reboot) to get a clean stack.
for quicker diagnosis
what is OS?
version?
updated drivers from OEM?
and custom disabled services?
Did you try diagnose? or soft Reset on connection icon.
When in doubt give more details.
Sometimes router or modem NAT setup can affect both OSX and XP wifi connections, sometimes, signal to noise ratio is poor from reflections between router and client.
The router normally has 250+ free IP addresses or so and at least 100 of which are defined for DHCP. Often MAC addresses are remember by router so the same IP address may be given if free.
If you roam to many WIFI hotspots with different gateway addresses like 192.168.0.1 , 1.1, 2.1 10.1 etc, a static IP will be a PITA to keep changing manually.
A Static WIFI IP is faster to reconnected on dropouts, so it is desirable though.
In some cases Client driver updates improve stability.
In some cases Winsock stack is pooched and remove device from Device manger and reinstall (action >scan or reboot) to get a clean stack.
for quicker diagnosis
what is OS?
version?
updated drivers from OEM?
and custom disabled services?
Did you try diagnose? or soft Reset on connection icon.
When in doubt give more details.
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