some additional reading: http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_DHCPLeaseLifeCycleOverviewAllocationReallocationRe.htm On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 8:51 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > Correct. the DHCP server will reassign the same IP address to the same mac > address based on lease time and a couple of other factors. > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> I got a question. When I was creating virtual machines each was assigned >> a unique ip address. Whenever I put a new os on a the same computer it gets >> the same ip address as the previous os had. Because of this I suppose I am >> to assume that the router keeps a record of the MAC of the networking card >> and of the IP address assigned to it. Is that so? What about the VM? Is the >> network card of the VM virtual as well and so has its own MAC? >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen