Computer Related > router - DHCP server settings Miscellaneous
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 Tue 22 Jun 10 16:28 
 router - DHCP server settings - rtj70
The clients in your house (like PC, laptop, iPhone, whatever) will need an IP address on your home network. They get this either by having a static/manually entered one or will get one via DHCP. So to avoid having to set IP addresses, default gateway and DNS entries on everything it is easier for the router to do this.

If you were to turn off DHCP, when the DHCP lease on the IP addresses in use runs out, nothing will be able to use the network and therefore wont connect to the Internet.

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 router - DHCP server settings  Focusless 22 Jun 10 16:04
 router - DHCP server settings  rtj70 22 Jun 10 16:28
 router - DHCP server settings  Focusless 22 Jun 10 16:33
 router - DHCP server settings  Zero 22 Jun 10 16:59
 router - DHCP server settings  Focusless 22 Jun 10 17:02
 router - DHCP server settings  rtj70 22 Jun 10 20:57
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