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This function releases an IP address previously obtained through Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Syntax 

DWORD IpReleaseAddress(
  PIP_ADAPTER_INDEX_MAP 
AdapterInfo 
);

Parameters

AdapterInfo

[in] Pointer to an IP_ADAPTER_INDEX_MAPstructure containing information about the adapter associated with the IP address to release.

Return Value

Returns NO_ERROR if successful. If the function fails, it returns an error code. For a complete list of error codes, see Error Valuesor the SDK header file Winerror.h.

Requirements

Header iphlpapi.h
Library Iphlpapi.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also