IP address is 169.254.x.x

[Dale]

I have a computer whose motherboard went belly up. So I
replaced it with an ASUS A7V8X-X. Booted up but could
not obtain an IP address. So, this computer had nothing
on it so I did a complete reinstall of XP.

Still 169.254. I then removed all CD-ROMS, disabled the
onboard LAN, installed a brand new 3COM 3c905c. Still
169.254. Bought new RAM, installed a new hard drive, re-
installed XP. Still 169.254.

I then put 2 other PC's on the network just to make sure
all is well and they work just fine. IP addresses are
fine and can connect to the Internet via my cable modem.

I also removed all switches\routers between the computer
and network and same problem.

I went into the registry and disabled all automatic
private addressing. Same problem. Repaired the
connection same problem.

I'm thinking the motherboard is bad as well. Any ideas
are welcome!!!

Dale

 

[GTS]

It seems unlikely that a motherboard problem could prevent the PCI NIC from
obtaining an address, even if the built in were bad. Did you check Device
Manager properties for the NIC in each case? Are you running any firewall
or applications that could be causing a problem? If you try an ipconfig
/release and then /renew, what happens?

 

[Dale]

I've done IPCONFIG /release and /renew....still 169.254

Device manager shows all devices working normally. Even
have solid link lights. No firewall enabled and nothing
is running except XP. No applications have even been
installed.

This is the strangest thing ever. Just setup another
computer and it works great.

I even took a hard drive from a working machine with XP,
installed into the machine and everything works except
networking.(had to load all the device drivers and such)

Put that same drive back in the other computer and bingo
networking works.

Kinda weird, huh?
Dale

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a computer whose motherboard went belly up. So I
replaced it with an ASUS A7V8X-X. Booted up but could
not obtain an IP address. So, this computer had nothing
on it so I did a complete reinstall of XP.

Still 169.254. I then removed all CD-ROMS, disabled the
onboard LAN, installed a brand new 3COM 3c905c. Still
169.254. Bought new RAM, installed a new hard drive, re-
installed XP. Still 169.254.

I then put 2 other PC's on the network just to make sure
all is well and they work just fine. IP addresses are
fine and can connect to the Internet via my cable modem.

I also removed all switches\routers between the computer
and network and same problem.

I went into the registry and disabled all automatic
private addressing. Same problem. Repaired the
connection same problem.

I'm thinking the motherboard is bad as well. Any ideas
are welcome!!!

Dale

Follow the tips here:

Windows XP Network Troubleshooting - Problems with Network Cards
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/networkcard.htm
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[GTS]

Wierd indeed. You probably checked this, but did you try a different cable
and router/switch port?

 

[Quaoar]

I have a computer whose motherboard went belly up. So I
replaced it with an ASUS A7V8X-X. Booted up but could
not obtain an IP address. So, this computer had nothing
on it so I did a complete reinstall of XP.

Still 169.254. I then removed all CD-ROMS, disabled the
onboard LAN, installed a brand new 3COM 3c905c. Still
169.254. Bought new RAM, installed a new hard drive, re-
installed XP. Still 169.254.

I then put 2 other PC's on the network just to make sure
all is well and they work just fine. IP addresses are
fine and can connect to the Internet via my cable modem.

I also removed all switches\routers between the computer
and network and same problem.

I went into the registry and disabled all automatic
private addressing. Same problem. Repaired the
connection same problem.

I'm thinking the motherboard is bad as well. Any ideas
are welcome!!!

Dale

It sounds like a problem with the onboard NIC which is interferring.
Have you installed the lastest mainboard/chipset drivers? Is the
onboard NIC properly enabled in BIOS setup? Does system information in
XP show any conflicts or problem devices? In Device Manager, if you
Show Hidden Devices, are there any oddities in the network adapters?

In the TCP/IP properties for the on-board NIC, Advanced button, Options
tab, TCP/IP filtering properties, check Enable filtering and then make
sure that Permit All is selected for the ports/protocols.

Q

Q

 

[Dale]

Problem solved!!! I have an oldie but a goodie Toshiba
Cable Modem. Back in the days, early days of RoadRunner,
you could hook upto 5 PC's and get IP addresses.

Well things change. Now the old ones can only have 3 on
at a time. By turning off all machines, then the cable
modem, waiting 5 minutes, yes 5 minutes, it releases the
MAC addresses of the computers. But you can only have 3
on a one time now.

Guess it's time to hook up that Linksys Router, install
SBS 2003 and have lots of fun!!!

Sure was weird though. By the way I found the 5 minute
thing by turning it off for 1 minute, then 2 etc.
Roadrunner said just turn it off for 30seconds which
didn't work to clear the cache.

Wheww...this is one I will surely remember!!!

Thanks,
Dale

 

[GTS]

Thanks for letting us know the ending. Who'd a thunk it?

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