"jtpr" <jtpr***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a FIOS connection with a system on it connected wirelessly.  It
> had a Netgear adapter that I wasn't happy with so I removed it and
> replaced it with a noname card.  The Netgear had received a
> 192.168.1.2 address from the router and in it's name was allmedia.
> This was fine.  After I changed it out it received a 192.168.1.5
> address with the name new-host.  The computer name is allmedia.  If I
> try and change the name at the router I get "Rule Name already exists
> in Wireless Broadband Router's database."  If I ping allmedia it
> resolves to the .2 address.  If I run a repair on allmedia, then go to
> another system and ping it by name it resolves to the .5 address for a
> bit, then goes back to the .2 address.  I have rebooted the router, no
> change.  Somehow I need to flush the DNS cache on the router but can't
> figure out how.  I did an ipconfig /flushdns with no change.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -Jim

> Hi
> Your Router probably keeps the MAC number of the old NIC and reserves the IP
> an the name for it.  The Router does not know that you changed the NIC on
> the same computer, form its perspective it is a New computer with another
> MAC address (the MAC address of the New Card). The Router thinks that the
> old computer is off line and it is nice enough to keep the Name and IP for
> the old computer.
> If there is No way to clear it through the Router's menu you have to Hard
> Reset the Router (read the manual).
> In any case it is probably only cosmetic in the Router, it would affect the
> Name and the Network connection on the actual computer
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "jtpr" <jtpr***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:cf96295a-ce9f-49e1-b1ff-0ff94d78c31f@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I have a FIOS connection with a system on it connected wirelessly.  It
> > had a Netgear adapter that I wasn't happy with so I removed it and
> > replaced it with a noname card.  The Netgear had received a
> > 192.168.1.2 address from the router and in it's name was allmedia.
> > This was fine.  After I changed it out it received a 192.168.1.5
> > address with the name new-host.  The computer name is allmedia.  If I
> > try and change the name at the router I get "Rule Name already exists
> > in Wireless Broadband Router's database."  If I ping allmedia it
> > resolves to the .2 address.  If I run a repair on allmedia, then go to
> > another system and ping it by name it resolves to the .5 address for a
> > bit, then goes back to the .2 address.  I have rebooted the router, no
> > change.  Somehow I need to flush the DNS cache on the router but can't
> > figure out how.  I did an ipconfig /flushdns with no change.
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > -Jim

"jtpr" <jtpr***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Nov 28, 6:28 pm, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)."
> <j***@discussiongroup.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>> Your Router probably keeps the MAC number of the old NIC and reserves the
>> IP
>> an the name for it.  The Router does not know that you changed the NIC on
>> the same computer, form its perspective it is a New computer with another
>> MAC address (the MAC address of the New Card). The Router thinks that the
>> old computer is off line and it is nice enough to keep the Name and IP
>> for
>> the old computer.
>> If there is No way to clear it through the Router's menu you have to Hard
>> Reset the Router (read the manual).
>> In any case it is probably only cosmetic in the Router, it would affect
>> the
>> Name and the Network connection on the actual computer
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>> "jtpr" <jtpr***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:cf96295a-ce9f-49e1-b1ff-0ff94d78c31f@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >I have a FIOS connection with a system on it connected wirelessly.  It
>> > had a Netgear adapter that I wasn't happy with so I removed it and
>> > replaced it with a noname card.  The Netgear had received a
>> > 192.168.1.2 address from the router and in it's name was allmedia.
>> > This was fine.  After I changed it out it received a 192.168.1.5
>> > address with the name new-host.  The computer name is allmedia.  If I
>> > try and change the name at the router I get "Rule Name already exists
>> > in Wireless Broadband Router's database."  If I ping allmedia it
>> > resolves to the .2 address.  If I run a repair on allmedia, then go to
>> > another system and ping it by name it resolves to the .5 address for a
>> > bit, then goes back to the .2 address.  I have rebooted the router, no
>> > change.  Somehow I need to flush the DNS cache on the router but can't
>> > figure out how.  I did an ipconfig /flushdns with no change.
>>
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>> > -Jim
>
> I can understand that, but what I don't understand is why it won't
> pick up the computer name from the system and assign it (in DNS) to
> the new IP number it gave the system.
>
> -Jim