Requesting a New IP address from the DHCP Server 
(Windows 95 or Windows 98)

To request a new IP address for a Windows 95 or 98 computer, open the Windows IP Configuration utility.  To do this:

1. Click on the "Start" button.
   
2. Select "Run..."
   
3. In the "Open:" field, type:  winipcfg
   
   
   
4. Click on the "Release All" button.
   
5. Click on the "Renew All" button.
   
6. Click on the "OK" button.
   
7. This will reset the IP address assigned to this computer by the DHCP server.  
   NOTE:  In some cases, the DHCP server will reassign the same IP address that the computer had previously.
   

To request a new IP address for a Windows NT computer, open the open a MSDOS window and run the IPConfig utility.  To do this:

1. Click on the "Start" button.
   
2. Select "Run..."
   
3. In the "Open:" field, type:  command
   
4. Click on the "OK" button
   
   
   
5. At the MS DOS "C:\>" prompt, type:  ipconfig /release
   
6. Hit the "Enter" key.
   NOTE:  The specific IP address, and other settings will differ from the examples shown.
   
   
   
7. At the MS DOS "C:\>" prompt, type:  ipconfig /renew
   
8. Hit the "Enter" key.
   NOTE:  The specific IP address, and other settings will differ from the examples shown.
   
   
   
9. This will reset the IP address assigned to this computer by the DHCP server. 
   NOTE:  In some cases, the DHCP server will reassign the same IP address that the computer had previously

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