If you are using a DHCP reservation for your computer or printer, you must have reapplied for a reserved address on the new network. Otherwise your device will not function on the network when restarted. If you are using a hard-coded static address , you will have to reconfigure your device with the new address information received from Networking. You can make these changes while we are reconfiguring the network itself. If you do not reconfigure your machine properly with information obtained from Networking, your device will not function on the network.
Current network overlaying techniques and superscopes introduce complexity and performance problems.
Combining multiple subnets into a fewer number of switched networks improves performance and flexibility. Grouping network numbers by physical zone facilitates route advertisement reduction. Increased DHCP headroom will facilitate the introduction of open ports for mobile computers. Only 250 or so stations can be placed on any given network segment. This should not much of an issue for shared networks because they normally are not allowed to grow beyond about 200 stations.