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On 2007-02-12, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote:
> That fact that a 3rd laptop works just fine (probably because it is
> properly configured) leads me to suspect that the problem is in the
> DSL-G624T and not in the laptops. Any chance you have more MAC
> addresses configured in the filter than you have DHCP assigned IP
> addresses available in the IP address pool?

I have, on occasion, noticed that it is possible for some cheap consumer
excuses for routers like the one mentioned above to give out the same IP
twice to two very different machines[1], for no apparent reason and with
plenty of free addresses in the pool. Releasing and re-getting a lease
fixed that particular problem. (eg on windows: ipconfig /renew)


[snip: more possible causes of the problem]
> There are some other obscure misconfigurations and combinations
> possible, but let's check the easy stuff first.

And gather more information, of course. :-)


[1] With at least OS, cpu, board chipset, and network card manufacturers
being all different.

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