> > We need to be careful with terminology here. What i was meaning is > that the DHCP server gives out the same IP address every time to the > same client. You configure the DHCP server with the clients MAC > address and the IP address you want it to have. > > So this is not a static address, but a fixed address. > I will mention this for those who have not experienced it. I use a Linksys as a "bridge" from my 1st level office to the wireless access point that is in the attic. The thing acting as a bridge has 4 RJ45s, which connect various wired (ethernet) devices to the upstairs access point (router), which does the DHCP. Because of the linksys acting as a bridge, one cannot rely on the MAC address seen by the access point to assign static addresses (it only sees one MAC address, the WAN-side of the bridge). I am not sure of all the intrinsics, but this is what happens with my setup. It does not adversely affect the operation of those devices, so I do not care to find a better solution. I thought I'd share.