dynamic IP (DHCP client) does not work

[Jerome Cohen]

I ahve a XP pro box which was working under the domain at the office. I
brought it home, where it connects to a linksys 4-port (+wireless) router,
which is connected thru cable to the
internet, using the same position (one of the 4 ports) and connection to the
router of a previous PC . the router is the DHCP server.

I changed my TCP/IP settting to be all dynamic, left the domain, and when
started at home, the local network was forever stuck at aquiring network
address. IPCONFIG showed all zeros for IP address, the router (I access it
from a different PC) does not show the new PC, the network card orange light
was on steady. I tried reseting all PCs and the router, running repair, to
no avail.

when I switched the PC to use static IP, I simply took one an address that
was not in use (192.168.1.xxx) and pointed to a DNS server we have at the
office, it can connect!

switching back to dynamic IP still does not work.

even though I am connected now, this is not a good setup and I'd like to
know how can get the XP to work using dynamic IP/DHCP.

 

[Malke]

I ahve a XP pro box which was working under the domain at the office.
I brought it home, where it connects to a linksys 4-port (+wireless)
router, which is connected thru cable to the
internet, using the same position (one of the 4 ports) and connection
to the router of a previous PC . the router is the DHCP server.

I changed my TCP/IP settting to be all dynamic, left the domain, and
when started at home, the local network was forever stuck at aquiring
network address. IPCONFIG showed all zeros for IP address, the router
(I access it from a different PC) does not show the new PC, the
network card orange light was on steady. I tried reseting all PCs and
the router, running repair, to no avail.

when I switched the PC to use static IP, I simply took one an address
that was not in use (192.168.1.xxx) and pointed to a DNS server we
have at the office, it can connect!

switching back to dynamic IP still does not work.

even though I am connected now, this is not a good setup and I'd like
to know how can get the XP to work using dynamic IP/DHCP.

This is really not an IP/DHCP issue. It is that you should not change
your domain-enabled computer's settings to use it on your home network.
Here is information about that from MVP Lanwench:

Once you've logged in using your domain account (using cached
credentials), and have an IP address on the home network, you can map
drives, use printers, whatnot, very easily - one way, in a command
line:

net use x: \\computername\sharename /user:computername\username <enter>

MS KB article about the Net Use command - http://tinyurl.com/3bpnj

Malke

 

[Jerome Cohen]

Malke,

thanks, but I am not sure I got it.

1 - I have left the domain before shuting down at the office, (selecting
workgroup,instead of the domain).

2- why is it that using stating IP at the home network I can connect to the
Internet, and using dynamic I cannot?

3 - what can I do now to use successfully dynamic IP? I have read the "net
use" article but I think my issue os much more low-level