This is because Vista enables the DHCP Broadcast flag, which is *part of the specification for DHCP*. The ISP is using servers that don't support all recommended features of the spec. Look it up.
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That makes no sense to me. Anyone care to explain how this could be possible?
this is the microsoft support page they send users to.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928233
seems vista has a different way of working dhcp?
are microsoft trying to force isp's to use microsoft servers?
@frediko
Would doubt Microsoft doing that, seeing as they tend to bully companies.
This is because Vista enables the DHCP Broadcast flag, which is *part of the specification for DHCP*. The ISP is using servers that don't support all recommended features of the spec. Look it up.