cannot renew IP ADDRESS 169

[Guest]

I for some reason cannot renew my IP address. I have had my comcast internet
for over a year and for some reason I can't connect to the internet anymore.
I know that it is not a problem with my ethernet card becuase I just finished
installing a new one and I still get the same error. I also know that it is
not a problem with my ISP becuase I'm currently using a friend's laptop using
the same internet connection.

Everytime i try to repaid the connection, I get an error message saying that
It can't renew my IP address. I already tried unplugging my modem, and
shutting down my computer for over a minute. When I plug my modem back in
and turn on my computer I still get the same problem.

Any suggestions?

 

[Jack \(MVP\)]

Hi
In General you can debug the Network Setting of the computer following these steps.
Step One. Check the Network parameters in the Computer's Device Manager. Make sure that
the drivers are installed correctly; there is No IRQ conflict, and No Ghost
installation. http://www.ezlan.net/faq#ghost
Step Two Verify Basic network setting in the OS: http://www.ezlan.net/Installing#verify
If the above two Steps indicates that every thing looks good but functionally it does
not work.
Step Three. Check (and repair if necessary) the Socket Layers, Winsock, and or refresh
the TCP/IP Stack. http://www.ezlan.net/clean#refreshnet
If need to Reinstall; Log to this page it have a lot of links to instructions for
Windows Network Installation - http://www.ezlan.net/Installing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).