Renewing IP Address

[Guest]

Hello there, I am having a problem with my laptop accessing the internet. In
specific, when I try to release/renew the ip address, I get an error which
states "The system cannot find the files specified." I am stuck with an
Automatic Private Address and cannot renew.
I have tried to uninstall the NIC and reboot, but this still does not renew
the ip.
Any suggestions?
Thanks, Tribune

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Does this have to do with 169......? Does it relate to Value 1722 here:
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1000&eventno=546&source=Userenv&phase=1

More info needed.
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[Guest]

Hi Kelly
No it does not relate to the 1722 value as there is no DNS server. It is on
my home connection. It is the 169.254.100.1 address, subnet mask of
255.255.0.0 and the ipconfig /renew command will not renew. I have changed
network cables and the problem stays the same. My desktop machine does not
have this problem. IN XP I can select the repair function from the properties
of the network card, but when I do click on the repair tab,I get the
operation failed error that states: Renewing the IP address, so it will not
renew.
Does this help?

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Sorry to hear that as a laptop is harder to fix within this issue. For the
169..., an XP user needs to use CMD/Release and Renew. Then remove the
network card, unplug the power cord (wait 10 seconds), then replug. Once
done, reboot. Then after all is well, shutdown. Replace the network card,
reboot and all is well.

Good luck!

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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[S.Sengupta]

see:-
"Ipconfig" Command Reports IP Address 0.0.0.0
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822123

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[wayne]

If you truly have a home network you should NOT be using DHCP It is one of
the simplest ways to secure a home network. If you have your own router
turn off DHCP after configuring your own private address space. I use the
10.0.0.0 network you can pick any numbers in the 10 net and that will solve
your DHCP problem and make your home network more secure. you could set
your router to 10.45.43.10 and your computers to 10.45.43.20 .25 .30 and so
on.

Unless you are always adding and removing computer from your home network
DHCP is more of a liability than an asset

Wayne

 

[NobodyMan]

If you truly have a home network you should NOT be using DHCP It is one of
the simplest ways to secure a home network. If you have your own router
turn off DHCP after configuring your own private address space. I use the
10.0.0.0 network you can pick any numbers in the 10 net and that will solve
your DHCP problem and make your home network more secure. you could set
your router to 10.45.43.10 and your computers to 10.45.43.20 .25 .30 and so
on.

Unless you are always adding and removing computer from your home network
DHCP is more of a liability than an asset

This depends on the setup though. Until recently I was running
Win2003 Server as a Domain Controller on my home LAN. All the
computers on the LAN used it as the DHCP server so I didn't need to
set up anything.

For many home users, routers providing DHCP are a godsend. They allow
easy plug and play access when they put new computers in the mix.
They don't need to know how to configure network resources to be able
to check their e-mail or hit AOL. All this with pretty good security
if the router offers NAT and they are running a software firewall.