Reset DCHP leases ?

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Rooster
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Reset DCHP leases ?

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Is there a way to reset the DCHP lease(s) ?
I set a fixed ip to one of my devices, and now I'm seeing both the set address and the original ip when I use a scanner !
I'm assuming the old address will vanish once the lease expires, but is there way to force this please ?

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Re: Reset DCHP leases ?

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You can reboot the router, or depending on the device and Operating System, you can renew the IP Address from the device itself.
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Rooster
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Re: Reset DCHP leases ?

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Rebooted both the device (Amazon fire tv box) and router... but that didn't cure it.
I set the lease time to 1 hour (could it be less?) and left it overnight, and now it only has the set address... so obviously the DCHP assigned one timed out and vanished !

There must be an easier way ?

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Re: Reset DCHP leases ?

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The router stores DHCP leases in RAM. When you reboot it, they disappear.
I guess the device must also need to actively refresh it's IP

In general, rebooting a device does not refresh its IP. You need to actively perform this action.
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