Information processing apparatus including a DHCP server function, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage medium

A control method for an information processing apparatus that is configured to connect to at least one of a plurality of external devices in a wireless link layer level and in an Internet Protocol (IP) layer level and that includes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function configured to distribute different IP addresses to the plurality of external devices respectively, the method comprising:

• determining whether or not a number of at least one external device connected to the information processing apparatus in the IP layer level has reached a first connection number that represents a number of external devices connectable in the IP layer level, when an IP address distribution request is received from a first external device after a connection to the first external device is established in the wireless link layer level;
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• not distributing an IP address to the first external device when it is determined that the first connection number has been reached, and distributing the IP address to the first external device so that a connection to the first external device in the IP layer level becomes available when it is determined that the first connection number has not been reached.

A control method for an information processing apparatus that is configured to connect to at least one of a plurality of external devices in a wireless link layer level and in an Internet Protocol (IP) layer level and that includes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function configured to distribute different IP addresses to the plurality of external devices respectively, the method comprising:

• determining whether or not a number of at least one external device connected to the information processing apparatus in the IP layer level has reached a first connection number that represents a number of external devices connectable in the IP layer level, after a connection to a first external device is established in the wireless link layer level;
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• stopping operation of the DHCP server function when it is determined that the first connection number has been reached, and distributing an IP address to the first external device so that the connection to the first external device in the IP layer level becomes available when it is determined that the first connection number has not been reached and an IP address distribution request is received from the first external device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to implement a control method for an information processing apparatus that is configured to connect to at least one of a plurality of external devices in a wireless link layer level and in an Internet Protocol (IP) layer level and that includes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function configured to distribute different IP addresses to the plurality of external devices respectively, the method comprising:

• determining whether or not a number of at least one external device connected to the information processing apparatus in the IP layer level has reached a first connection number that represents a number of external devices connectable in the IP layer level, when an IP address distribution request is received from a first external device after a connection to the first external device is established in the wireless link layer level;
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• not distributing an IP address to the first external device when it is determined that the first connection number has been reached, and distributing the IP address to the first external device so that a connection to the first external device in the IP layer level becomes available when it is determined the first connection number has not been reached.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to implement a control method for an information processing apparatus that is configured to connect to at least one of a plurality of external devices in a wireless link layer level and in an Internet Protocol (IP) layer level and that includes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function configured to distribute different IP addresses to the plurality of external devices respectively, the method comprising:

• determining whether or not a number of at least one external device connected to the information processing apparatus in the IP layer level has reached a first connection number that represents a number of external devices connectable in the IP layer level after a connection to a first external device is established in the wireless link layer level;
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• stopping operation of the DHCP server function when it is determined that the first connection number has been reached, and distributing an IP address to the first external device so that a connection to the first external device in the IP layer level becomes available when it is determined that the first connection number has not been reached and an IP address distribution request is received from the first external device.