Microsoft KB Archive/249814

= Winipcfg and Ipconfig Display Dial-Up Networking Adapter DHCP Lease Information Incorrectly =

Article ID: 249814

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q249814



SYMPTOMS
When you use Winipcfg.exe or Ipconfig.exe to display a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) adapter's Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) lease, DHCP lease date information is not displayed correctly. The lease date is displayed with a default value of 01/01/80.



CAUSE
DHCP lease dates are based on the date 01/01/80. Because there is no DHCP lease, the lease date values are 0 and are displayed as described.



MORE INFORMATION
The PPP adapter does not actually lease an IP address from a DHCP server. As a result, the lease information does not apply to the PPP adapter's Internet Protocol (IP) address. This is not a year 2000 (Y2K) issue; it is only a display issue that has existed since the release of Windows 95.

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Keywords: kbnetwork kbprb KB249814

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