Possibly remove static ip address?

[tylerfaison]

My internet went out yesterday and from what i've heard, it's because
XP decided, for whatever reason, to give me a static ip address. Not
sure how much truth there is to this...possibly a lot. And I'm trying
to remove that so I can let it obtain all the necessary info
automatically. I can't seem to find the proper method/command for
this. Any ideas? Am I missing something?

-Would greatly appreciate the help.
Tyler

Windows XP SP2
IP Address: 169.254.148.205
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
*no special firewalls or anything like that. simply restarted and the
internet went out.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

My internet went out yesterday and from what i've heard, it's because
XP decided, for whatever reason, to give me a static ip address. Not
sure how much truth there is to this...possibly a lot. And I'm trying
to remove that so I can let it obtain all the necessary info
automatically. I can't seem to find the proper method/command for
this. Any ideas? Am I missing something?

-Would greatly appreciate the help.
Tyler

Windows XP SP2
IP Address: 169.254.148.205
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
*no special firewalls or anything like that. simply restarted and the
internet went out.

That's an automatic private IP address. It's the result of a problem,
not the cause of the problem. It indicates that the network
connection is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but
can't communicate with a DHCP server to get the address.

Disabling and then enabling the network connection might fix the
problem. If it doesn't, check the network cabling and make sure that
the computer is properly connected to your broadband router, cable
modem, or whatever you use for Internet access. Turning that device
off and then on might help, too.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

First you'd have to be clear which adapter this IP address has been
assigned-to.

If it's on a LAN (Ethernet) port and this isn't the way you connect to the
Internet, then it makes no odds.

If you DO connect via an Ethernet router, then the presence of this type of
address indicates that either the connection to the router is faulty, or DHCP
in the router isn't working.