cannot realease ip settings

[marco]

I have windows xp home edition. The network settings are
set to DHCP; however, when i try an ipconfig /release, the
configuration does not release and i sometimes receive
some sort of message stating, 'cannot release ip', and
something about a socket. Please advise.

Thanks

 

[Chuck]

I have windows xp home edition. The network settings are
set to DHCP; however, when i try an ipconfig /release, the
configuration does not release and i sometimes receive
some sort of message stating, 'cannot release ip', and
something about a socket. Please advise.

Thanks

Marco,

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318584
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811259

Give LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>, or WinsockFix
<http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257> a shot.

If XP SP2, Start - Run - "cmd". Type "netsh winsock reset catalog" into the
command window.

If no help yet, reset TCP/IP.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299357

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "netsh int ip reset c:\netsh.txt" into the command
window.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.