DNS and DHCP failure

[TMD63]

I too have this problem.

C:>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NEW-E370
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek
RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-
xx
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.39.214
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Windows IP Configuration

C:>ipconfig /release

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.39.214
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:>ipconfig /renew

Windows IP Configuration

An error occurred while renewing interface Local Area
Connection : An operation was attempted on something that
is not a socket.

C:>

This is what happens on the xp tower when I use ipconfig.
I have tried netsh int ip reset as stated in the microsoft
support article. it then shows DHCP enabled but still
assigns an automatic private address (ie not talking to
the DHCP server). I had WinroutePro4 on the XP machine but
this problem also occurs on my XP home laptop which is a
brand new machine. Does XP have a problem using DHCP? Is
XP dead. Should I downgrade my machines to 98SE (which I
know works)? Someone help!

-----Original Message-----
Greetings,
I have an XP Pro box that will not successfully get DHCP info or preform DNS lookup.

If I hard code an IP to my netowrk I can then

successfully ping public addresses via IP but NOT by
name. several other machines on this same netwrok are
working fine.

 

[Ron Lowe]

I too have this problem.

C:>ipconfig /renew

Windows IP Configuration

An error occurred while renewing interface Local Area
Connection : An operation was attempted on something that
is not a socket.

The 'not a socket' error can usually be repaired by following this

How to determine and recover from Winsock2 corruption
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811259

 

[Guest]

I also have this same problem and the winnsockxpfix did not correct it...help please...sorry I can't help you...but I have tried everything P(.