Getting on Internet

[Guest]

I work at a school and we have a few Windows 2000 machines that can get an IP
Address but they can't get out to the Internet. I have tried inputting a
static IP and the computer can get on the internet. an ideas what is keeping
them from getting on the internet with a DHCP assigned address?

 

[Frankster]

I work at a school and we have a few Windows 2000 machines that can get an
IP
Address but they can't get out to the Internet. I have tried inputting a
static IP and the computer can get on the internet. an ideas what is
keeping
them from getting on the internet with a DHCP assigned address?

DHCP is probably assigning a private address IP rather than public.

-Frank

 

[Galen]

In (e-mail address removed) <[email protected]@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to
say:

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I work at a school and we have a few Windows 2000 machines that can
get an IP Address but they can't get out to the Internet. I have
tried inputting a static IP and the computer can get on the internet.
an ideas what is keeping them from getting on the internet with a
DHCP assigned address?

How is this whole thing setup? Without more information there's just too
many answers that COULD fit... The other post - about a private IP address -
may actually be the problem... Domain? Router? Etc? Fill us full of
information and someone will figure it out.

Galen
--

"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

The school district has a wan every school has one or more subnets at the
present time we are using a cisco router, most of the switches we are using
on campus are bay network switches this is a problem that has just started
happening. We went all last school year without any problems getting
connected with these computers, this is something that just started happening
this week.

 

[Galen]

In (e-mail address removed) <[email protected]> had this to
say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

The school district has a wan every school has one or more subnets at
the present time we are using a cisco router, most of the switches we
are using on campus are bay network switches this is a problem that
has just started happening. We went all last school year without any
problems getting connected with these computers, this is something
that just started happening this week.

I'd go to see the IP as it's been handed out - in the first response given
by Frankster he pointed out that it could be that those PCs are being given
a private IP address. Quite often that's a problem with WinSock and you can
find various fixes around the net or just fix them manually. What's the IP
address on one of these computer?

Galen
--

"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

Sherlock Holmes