[dba-Tech] Win7/DHCP question

Hi Arthur,

My wireless home network has Win 8.1, Win 7, and Win XP machines on it.  
The term "successfully" catches me off-guard, because occasionally, one 
of the updates for Windows manages to break the network.  I don't know 
why that happens, but, it has happened on my network about five times.  
The network connectivity just disappears - was there last night and is 
gone this morning - then, in a day or so, it reappears.  Both actions 
appear following some update.  Here's hoping the network experts on our 
list can explain that.  I have a named SSID to which all the computers 
are attached.  All of them have Internet access through the routers (one 
at the POE and another in my office), and usually, they all see one 
another.  So, I'd say I have almost successfully set up my network with 
different Windows operating systems.

Hope that helps,
TNF

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
231-322-2787

On 3/17/2014 9:15 AM, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> Gustav.
>
> Thanks for the prompt reply, although I'm not sure what it implies. Here's
> the current setup: 2 machines, one laptop running Windows 8.1, which
> connects just fine. Machine #2 is an AMD-64 running Windows 7.
>
> Does the fact that the laptop connects to the net just fine imply that DCHP
> server is in fact running on the router?
>
> How can I check the DHCP settings on the Windows 7 box?
>
> And while I'm at it, has anyone successfully set up a home network that
> uses both Windows 8 and Windows 7 machines?
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Arthur
>>
>> That's the default configuration of Windows 7, so it might be that the
>> DHCP server is not running on the router, which is the typical setup for a
>> scenario like yours.
>>
>> /gustav
>>
>>
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