Assign IP address in a LAN

Question

I need to assign IP addresses to computers in a LAN through programming (preferably java).

The Client will have a form with few buttons each of which have default IP address. when a user clicks on any one of the button, the server(on windows) needs to assign a new IP address from a range of IP addresses for each button.

This is only for a demo purpose for a college project.

I would greatly appreciate for ant posts, blog.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Here are two threads related to your question:

Change Computer IP address using JAVA how to change local machine/ethernet ip address

However, if you want to assign IP address for other computer in a LAN, then you probably need to read about DHCP. You will need to build the communication with a particular host first without knowing their address.