Reformat Hard Drive - reset network?

Hey ya'll!
I was wondering if reformatting my hard drive (the one connected to the router) will reset my network. If so, is there any way to avoid this?
Thanks!

buddyboy101 wrote:
Hey ya'll!
I was wondering if reformatting my hard drive (the one connected to the router) will reset my network. If so, is there any way to avoid this?
Thanks!
If what you are asking is....
if you reformat your computer, that happens to have an ethernet cable attached to your router, will it reset or modify your network or your router settings....
then the answer is
no this will not modify your network or your router.
if your router provides dhcp, then you should have no issues at all
if your computer is using static addressing, then you will have configure your NIC.

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