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johnwill · 09-15-2007, 06:30 PM

Yep, once you mate the MAC address with an IP address, whenever a DHCP request from a computer with that MAC address comes in, it gets the corresponding IP address.

Unless the person swaps out the NIC, that will lock an IP to the machine.

09-15-2007, 06:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,495 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Limiting wired connection to a router Yep, once you mate the MAC address with an IP address, whenever a DHCP request from a computer with that MAC address comes in, it gets the corresponding IP address. Unless the person swaps out the NIC, that will lock an IP to the machine. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience