DHCP Client XP Phone Problems

[Steve]

I've got an XP Home computer that will not obtain an IP from our
router or from the owners cable modem (yes, two different connections
yeild the same result). 1. Other computers on the LAN (Win2k, XP Pro,
W98) have no problem doing so. XP is current with MS critical
updates.
2. It has been cleared of viruses (zero), trojans (10), and spyware
(much).
3. I've minimized the MSCONFIG Startup assemblage to the necessities.
4. I added a new Linksys PCI NIC and disabled the onboard SiS NIC.
5. Same results in both SAFE and NORMAL modes.
6. I've stopped and restarted the DHCP client.
7. There is no firewall other than the NAT in the Netgear FVS318
router. ICF is not enabled.
8. The HOSTS.TXT file is good.
9. Nothing of interest in the event viewer.
10. Set up and tested a new XP user. Same results.
11. Returned to an earlier restore point.
12. Tried setting the NIC to fixed 100 MBPS.
13. Turned File Sharing off.

If I give it a fixed IP, out of the DHCP range, all is well. If I put
it back on DHCP I never get a valid IP. Instead, I get either 0.0.0.0
or a 169.254.xxx.xxx address.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Guest]

Check your DHCP settings on your router. Make sure you have a range of about 25 clients. For some reason if you set it too close to the number of PC's you have it will somehow lock out reassigning the IP address. I ran into this with a customer of mine. I hope this fixes your problem.