dhcp problem

[SimonP]

Hi,

I am having problems with my netgear wirless router and laptop, I can
no long get the two to talk to each other properly no matter what I
try. When it sets the IP address via dhcp it is set to some
169.somthing value ( where as the assigned range in the setup page
starts with 198.somthing. When I set the IP setting manually on my
laptop to the correct settings then I still can not get http traffic,
although I can ping the router, I have tried re-setting the router to
defaults ( and re-loading my settings) and even done a repair install
on windows XP. Does anyone have any suggestions what to do next ? So
far as I'm aware nothing was changed before it stopped working, I can
test my laptop with our dhcp server at work but I have not been able
to do this just yet. One other thing, plugging my other pc in via the
cat5 cable works ok ( correct IP address via dhcp and http works )
where as the wirless and the cat5 connections to the laptop both show
the same problem.

I'm at my wits end on this.. how can somthing just stop working ?

Simon

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Simon

You may like to direct your question to the Network News Group:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| Hi,
|
| I am having problems with my netgear wirless router and laptop, I can
| no long get the two to talk to each other properly no matter what I
| try. When it sets the IP address via dhcp it is set to some
| 169.somthing value ( where as the assigned range in the setup page
| starts with 198.somthing. When I set the IP setting manually on my
| laptop to the correct settings then I still can not get http traffic,
| although I can ping the router, I have tried re-setting the router to
| defaults ( and re-loading my settings) and even done a repair install
| on windows XP. Does anyone have any suggestions what to do next ? So
| far as I'm aware nothing was changed before it stopped working, I can
| test my laptop with our dhcp server at work but I have not been able
| to do this just yet. One other thing, plugging my other pc in via the
| cat5 cable works ok ( correct IP address via dhcp and http works )
| where as the wirless and the cat5 connections to the laptop both show
| the same problem.
|
| I'm at my wits end on this.. how can somthing just stop working ?
|
| Simon