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Help with Router for Bar owner -- not renewing IP addresses
Hi there
the owner of a bar I go to regularly asked me if he could sort out a propblem with his router (even though I'm NOT a hardware geek or a network one by any manner at all).
The Cafe owner just about knows how to turn on and use a PC which is how I became involved.
He's (like a lot of places) has been supplying Free wi-fi --which during the Euro 2012 competition has been very popular with loads of visitors. This is a bar incredibly popular with visitors from everywhere especially at weekends etc.
However the IP addresses don't seem to get released -- even when a customer leaves and is out of range.
I've been back on many occasions and when I logon to the wifi get the identical IP address which I had last time -- which is strange while sometimes others can't get on at all.
So what happens from time to time is that some customers cannot logon to the wi-fi until the router is totally re-booted -- obviously in a busy bar this isn't a good idea.
Are there any settings on a typical router to flush and re-allocate IP addresses after a certain period if no activity occurs. From what I can see of the router it IS set for DHCP.
Any help on this would be greatfully acknowleged. ( I suggested that maybe he should get a New router -- but that could be overkill and might not solve the problem anyway).
Cheers
jimbo