I've stumbled upon this twice.
In our office, I've replaced 20+ computers over the past few months, and in the process, I've noticed this strange occurrence happening twice (could be more, do not yet know for sure):
[ol 1]
[li]Old Computer never fully released IP address, though the computer is history or at least off the domain and not turned on.[/li]
[li]New computer somehow picks up old computers's IP address[/li]
[li]Old Computer still shows on Network via browsing network from Windows as well as pinging the computer name[/li]
[li]When pinging both computer names, results are identical[/li]
[li]Browsing both machines over network are identical[/li]
[li]Old computer so far = XP, new computer = Win10[/li][/ol]
I apparently fixed the first instance by removing the new computer from the domain, and then re-adding to the domain.
Any ideas on:
[ol 1]
[li]What caused this?[/li]
[li]What can I do to prevent it in the future?[/li]
[li]Easiest / Best way to correct the issue as I find it?[/li]
[li]Easy way to query the network to determine any other similar issues?[/li]
[/ol]
Thanks for any thoughts
"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57
In our office, I've replaced 20+ computers over the past few months, and in the process, I've noticed this strange occurrence happening twice (could be more, do not yet know for sure):
[ol 1]
[li]Old Computer never fully released IP address, though the computer is history or at least off the domain and not turned on.[/li]
[li]New computer somehow picks up old computers's IP address[/li]
[li]Old Computer still shows on Network via browsing network from Windows as well as pinging the computer name[/li]
[li]When pinging both computer names, results are identical[/li]
[li]Browsing both machines over network are identical[/li]
[li]Old computer so far = XP, new computer = Win10[/li][/ol]
I apparently fixed the first instance by removing the new computer from the domain, and then re-adding to the domain.
Any ideas on:
[ol 1]
[li]What caused this?[/li]
[li]What can I do to prevent it in the future?[/li]
[li]Easiest / Best way to correct the issue as I find it?[/li]
[li]Easy way to query the network to determine any other similar issues?[/li]
[/ol]
Thanks for any thoughts
"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57