Screwed Up IP Config - Any Help Appreciated

[Shneor Sherman]

Wy W2K box (SP2) had the IP configuration screwed up by an application
that monitors network ports. I'm behind a router, and my Linux box
still works just fine.

I had my IP confic set for DHCP. But now, when I do an IPconfig, it
tells me that Autoconfiguraiton is Enabled, and provides some unknown
IP address. It also won't let me release the IP address, even though
my settings are for DHCP, wtht he correct gateway IP address. The
error message when I try to /release is that "all adapters bound to
DHCP do not have DHCP addresses. The addresses are automatically
configured and cannot be released." I only have one network card.

I tried to manually configure the IP; I can ping an IP address, and
traceroute an IP adress, but not a URL, even though DNS and all other
information is correct.

I'd appreciate any help with this, as I cannot access the internet
through this machine right now. Luckily I have another box on my
network, but it's not what I need.

TIA.

Shneor Sherman

 

[Marina Roos]

Hi Shneor,

Have you tried removing TCP/IP, reboot, and reinstalling it again?

Marina

 

[Shneor Sherman]

Marina,
Do you mean removing and reinstalling just the TCP/IP or the connection itself?
I have not tried this as yet.
Thanks!
Shneor

 

[Marina Roos]

Hi Shneor,

I meant TCP/IP itself, but you could remove the networkadapter, or uninstall
it. After reboot it will be reinstalled. Try TCP/IP first.

Marina

 

[Shneor Sherman]

Hi Marina,
I deinstalled tcp/ip and reinstalled it a couple of times. There has
been no change - situation is exactly the same as before. It appears
that my PC is not picking up the DHCP, hence the autoconfiguration.
But all the other PCs connected to the router are doing this quite
well. But the manual configuration of an IP address still does not
permit more than pinging or doing a traceroute to an IP address (but
not a URL). The DNS is properly configured to my ISP's DNS server.

I have been advised that I should look for a NIC driver updaate to
install, and failing that, replace the NIC. Seems like overkill for a
problem caused by software.

Please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Shneor Sherman

 

[Marina Roos]

DNS should point to your server-IP, not to your ISP. You'll have to put the
ISP-DNS-numbers in the tab Forwarders of your DNS-server.
Also, if that W2K is still on SP2, update it to SP4 and get the ms03-039
patch. You might have been blasted.

Marina