Computer doesnt refresh IP Address

[Luc Brasse]

Hello,

I have a problem,
Me and my neighbours are using a wireless network adapter so we can
both go on the internet. I have 2 computers in my house which are both
linked to a Network HUB (router), which on his turn is linked to the
modem. These two computers are directly linked with a USB cable. I
also have a laptop which uses a Wireless network card. Everything was
working great untill recently our newest computer (Using Windows XP
Home edition) had issues with booting. It wouldnt boot, you just saw
the "Starting Windows" screen and nothing happened. So i started it in
safe mode and ran a lot of virus scanners and Spybot scanners. I found
nothing. And from there on the LAN connection to the router wouldnt
work on my newest computer. All the others are working fine. I looked
around a bit and i found out the problem was that it wouldnt make
connection to the router because the router wouldn't give him an IP
adress. I compared the two computers which are directly linked to the
router and saw that the new computer (the one which doesnt get an IP
adress from the router) didnt have a Standard Gateway adress, nor a
DNS-server adress and no DHCP-server adress.
I'm really no network expert but i've tried some thing. Nothing
worked. Anyone knows a solution to this? I've tried to give the
computer a static IP Address. Then the LAN connection works again but
i still dont have access to the internet. Please help me!

 

[Nepatsfan]

First off, on one of the machines that can connect to the
internet go to Start -> Run -> cmd.exe.
Then enter ipconfig /all.
Write down the following info:
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
DNS Servers (there may be two entries, record both)

Now on the machine with the problem enter the IP address (use the
one that allowed you access to the LAN) along with all the
information you recorded earlier.

If this doesn't give you access to the Internet, post back with
whatever error messages you get. Also include what info you
entered when you try to set up the static IP. It also would be
helpful to know exactly how this PC is connected to your network.
Is it wired or wireless? What hardware is place between it and
the modem
(brand names might be helpful)?

Good luck

Nepatsfan