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   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article <7zxIA.1672$lj7.1656@fx25.iad>, Mark Lloyd   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   > >> A question might be what happens if that access point has already handed   
   > >> out 192.168.1.5 to another device?   
   > >   
   > > An AP is just a "dumb" bridge between your wired network, and wireless   
   > > devices.  It has no say in DHCP addressing.   
   >   
   > Yes. Some people will get AP mixed up with ROUTER, since they're often   
   > in the same package. They are still logically different things. In you   
   > need one or more additional APs on your network, the router (and DHCP   
   > server) should be disabled on all but the first. It needs a static IP   
   > for configuration.   
      
   unless the access point is just an access point and doesn't have a dhcp   
   server at all.   
      
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