*MYSTERY* Problem Receiving DHCP Address

R

Rishi Chopra

I have two computers at my sister's apartment hooked up to an
SMC700ABR router. The router (192.168.123.254) is connected to
Yahoo!DSL and works just fine (the router has been verified on
multiple internet connections.) One of the computers (192.168.123.3)
is able to receive a DHCP address without any problems (so the router
and internet connection are working correctly.)

The other computer will not recieve a working DHCP address (I've
included a transcript of a CMD session below). This is the third
working network card that has been placed in the computer, and the
connection lights on the router and network card are active (both
green). The network connection icon shows a status of 'connected' and
loopback pings return correctly. There is no firewall installed on
the computer, and no system services are disabled ('Computer Browser',
'DHCP Client', 'DNS Client', 'Network Connections', 'Remote Procedure
Call (RPC)', and 'Workstation' are all up and running.)


Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : beauty
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-05-06-E3-2C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.12.236
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

C:\>ping 127.0.0.1

Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\>ping 192.168.123.254

Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:

Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.

Ping statistics for 192.168.123.254:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\>ipconfig /release

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

All adapters bound to DHCP do not have DHCP addresses. The addresses
were autom
atically configured and can not be released.

C:\>ipconfig /renew

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

The following error occurred when renewing adapter Local Area
Connection 8: An o
peration was attempted on something that is not a socket.


C:\>



I've tried connecting the computer with a static IP with no luck.
It's interesting to note that the computer boots with a 169.*.*.*
address, which is out of the range of the router. What does it mean
when ipconfig says "All adapters bound to DHCP do not have DHCP
addresses. The addresses were autom
atically configured and can not be released"??

How can I get this computer to receive a '192.168.123.*' address just
like the other computer?
 
M

Marina Roos

Uninstall TCP/IP, reboot and reinstall it.

Marina

Rishi Chopra said:
I have two computers at my sister's apartment hooked up to an
SMC700ABR router. The router (192.168.123.254) is connected to
Yahoo!DSL and works just fine (the router has been verified on
multiple internet connections.) One of the computers (192.168.123.3)
is able to receive a DHCP address without any problems (so the router
and internet connection are working correctly.)

The other computer will not recieve a working DHCP address (I've
included a transcript of a CMD session below). This is the third
working network card that has been placed in the computer, and the
connection lights on the router and network card are active (both
green). The network connection icon shows a status of 'connected' and
loopback pings return correctly. There is no firewall installed on
the computer, and no system services are disabled ('Computer Browser',
'DHCP Client', 'DNS Client', 'Network Connections', 'Remote Procedure
Call (RPC)', and 'Workstation' are all up and running.)


Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : beauty
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-05-06-E3-2C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.12.236
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

C:\>ping 127.0.0.1

Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\>ping 192.168.123.254

Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:

Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.

Ping statistics for 192.168.123.254:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\>ipconfig /release

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

All adapters bound to DHCP do not have DHCP addresses. The addresses
were autom
atically configured and can not be released.

C:\>ipconfig /renew

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

The following error occurred when renewing adapter Local Area
Connection 8: An o
peration was attempted on something that is not a socket.


C:\>



I've tried connecting the computer with a static IP with no luck.
It's interesting to note that the computer boots with a 169.*.*.*
address, which is out of the range of the router. What does it mean
when ipconfig says "All adapters bound to DHCP do not have DHCP
addresses. The addresses were autom
atically configured and can not be released"??

How can I get this computer to receive a '192.168.123.*' address just
like the other computer?
Click to expand...
 
R

Richard Lin

169.254.x.y is APIPA address which is used automatically
when there is no DHCP service located


1) check the cable you used to connect the pc to the
router, use one that's proved to be working and test

2) the configuration of the router, check whether the
scope of DHCP service of the router still have available
IP address to give out.
Some router you have to configure the address range for IP
address giving out, say 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.5 than
there are 4 IP address available, if 5 computers connected
to it, than the 5th wont get any valid IP, than have to
use 169.254.x.y

Richard
-----Original Message-----
Uninstall TCP/IP, reboot and reinstall it.

Marina

"Rishi Chopra" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
I have two computers at my sister's apartment hooked up to an
SMC700ABR router. The router (192.168.123.254) is connected to
Yahoo!DSL and works just fine (the router has been verified on
multiple internet connections.) One of the computers (192.168.123.3)
is able to receive a DHCP address without any problems (so the router
and internet connection are working correctly.)

The other computer will not recieve a working DHCP address (I've
included a transcript of a CMD session below). This is the third
working network card that has been placed in the computer, and the
connection lights on the router and network card are active (both
green). The network connection icon shows a status of 'connected' and
loopback pings return correctly. There is no firewall installed on
the computer, and no system services are disabled ('Computer Browser',
'DHCP Client', 'DNS Client', 'Network Connections', 'Remote Procedure
Call (RPC)', and 'Workstation' are all up and running.)


Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : beauty
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE- 530TX+ PCI
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-05-06- E3-2C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.12.236
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

C:\>ping 127.0.0.1

Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\>ping 192.168.123.254

Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:

Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.

Ping statistics for 192.168.123.254:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\>ipconfig /release

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

All adapters bound to DHCP do not have DHCP addresses. The addresses
were autom
atically configured and can not be released.

C:\>ipconfig /renew

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

The following error occurred when renewing adapter Local Area
Connection 8: An o
peration was attempted on something that is not a socket.


C:\>



I've tried connecting the computer with a static IP with no luck.
It's interesting to note that the computer boots with a 169.*.*.*
address, which is out of the range of the router. What does it mean
when ipconfig says "All adapters bound to DHCP do not have DHCP
addresses. The addresses were autom
atically configured and can not be released"??

How can I get this computer to receive a '192.168.123.*' address just
like the other computer?
Click to expand...


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Click to expand...
 
B

Brian Smither

[posted and mailed]

The IP you got is a default if the computer does not get an answer when
requesting an IP address from the DHCP server. Check cables, check router
ports (swap cable from known good computer to port connected to troubled
computer). Make sure all systems have the same WorkGroup name.

I notice your IPCONFIG report lists "Local Area Connection 8". That tells
me that you have most likely inserted, re-inserted, moved, swapped, a
number of your various NIC cards across various PCI slots. That's a no-no.
If you plan to move/remove a card, delete it from Device Manager first.

You've got half (or more likely, an eigth) of your networking subsystem
wanting to access a now phantom card (or several phantom cards) and the
other half accessing the current card in the current PCI slot.

It's going to be a real bitch getting Local Area Connections 1-7 cleaned
out of your registry.

I have an article that might point you in the right direction.

http://www.sacpcug.org/archives/0303/tech0303.pdf

I don't know if any of the various registry cleaners will find and clean
references to removed hardware.

Brian Smither

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