Static LAN IP switching itself to DHCP...?

[ThreeDee]

What would cause a single user Windows 7 desktop PC to switch itself from a set static IPV4 address to DHCP without user input?

 

[Raekwon]

Maybe a system restore to an earlier point before the static assignment?

 

[deaedius]

The network service was probably lost or renamed/recreated

 

[Deleted member 126051]

Also, if you need the IP to be static, why not simply create a DHCP reservation for the machine's MAC address?

 

[ThreeDee]

Also, if you need the IP to be static, why not simply create a DHCP reservation for the machine's MAC address?

well, that's what I'm going to do.. but curious as to why it would just change on it's own.

To my knowledge, a system restore wasn't performed on this particular setup .. and what would cause the network service to be lost .. and does windows just recreate it on its own then?

 

[SamirD]

Plug and play baby!

I really hate how windows stuff sometimes just does stuff like this. Could be another application that's trying to control the network configuration.