XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: dan@djph.net   
      
   Mark Lloyd wrote:   
   > On 04/14/2017 07:08 PM, Dan Purgert wrote:   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   >>> 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.   
      
   Or you get APs that aren't packaged with routers (e.g. Ubiqiti UAPs) :)   
      
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