Canopus/1394 screws up network addresses

[Ollen Mullis]

Running XP Pro, wirelessly connected to LinkSys Wireless-
B router using DHCP. Recently decided to play around with
digital video. Installed a VIA 1394 FW card and Canopus
analog-digital video converter (ADVC-50), but initially
these 2 components were NOT connected to one another (I
didn't have the right cable). Network worked. Bought FW
cable to connect 1394 card to ADVC-50, and XP recognizes
ADVC-50 but my IP addressing gets all screwed around,
going from 192.168.1.xxx/subnet 255.255.255.0 (assigned
by DHCP) to 168.254.xxx.xxx/subnet 255.255.0.0 and
showing as a "Private Address" or some such. Only way I
can undo the mess is to unplug 1394/ADVC cable and do
System Restore (simply rebooting w/components unplugged
isn't enough). Have emailed Canopus but as yet no reply.
Can anyone tell me how to fix this... to keep my IP
addresses from getting hosed? THanks.

 

[NetXPCom [MSFT]]

Ollen - Can you check if your network connections folder to see if you have
a 'netwrok bridge' when you encounter this problem. If so, this could be
related to the issue. Here are the instructions to fix this situation.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823305

 

[OMullis]

I'd love to see if you had any recommendations, but all I
get is (see below):