XP home TCP/IP won't release/renew

[Rachael]

I have a USR8000 wired router. I have set uop a network
on a similar router under WIN 98 so I know how almost
what to do.

However, when I "release" my ip addresses and
then "renew" then, they aren't the ones for my
router "192.168.123.XXX (100-199)". It is always
192.168.1.150. IS there anything in XP that could be
preventing it from connecting (some internal firewall or
something?).

I also tried to get the router to work with 2 other
computers (win 98 and MAC OSX), and the same thing. None
of them will renew to the router's address. Is is router
related or XP related.

I can ping my ethernet card, but not the router.

in the "command" window, it's telling me my IP address is
linked to "www.medicallegalexperts.ca". Could there be
some spam/virus that's making it not work?

Thanks!

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I have a USR8000 wired router. I have set uop a network
on a similar router under WIN 98 so I know how almost
what to do.

However, when I "release" my ip addresses and
then "renew" then, they aren't the ones for my
router "192.168.123.XXX (100-199)". It is always
192.168.1.150. IS there anything in XP that could be
preventing it from connecting (some internal firewall or
something?).

Not that I can think of. Check your DHCP server settings on the
router....are you 100% sure they're correct? And there is no other DHCP
server anywhere on your network? Note that if you have ICS enabled on a
computer, it will act as a DHCP server....disable ICS if it's enabled
anywhere (doesn't sound like you need it anyway).

I also tried to get the router to work with 2 other
computers (win 98 and MAC OSX), and the same thing. None
of them will renew to the router's address. Is is router
related or XP related.

Clearly DHCP server (router or ICS) related as it's happening on other
computers with other operating systems & versions....

I can ping my ethernet card, but not the router.

in the "command" window, it's telling me my IP address is
linked to "www.medicallegalexperts.ca".

How are you seeing that? What did you type in the command line?

Could there be
some spam/virus that's making it not work?

Check the above suggestions first - but of course make sure all computers
run current-generation antivirus & update signatures regularly (daily if
possible).

Does your router include a built-in firewall? If not, I'd consider getting
another that does. NAT alone isn't enough. Or get firewall software on all
the computers.....but the former is my preference for networks (even if you
*also* choose software firewalls on the connected computers).

 

[Rachael]

Thanks for the quick reply. What is ICS? I was looking
for info on my computer last night, and I couldn't figure
out what it was. I thought maybe that was why. See my
replys below:

-----Original Message-----


Not that I can think of. Check your DHCP server settings on the
router....are you 100% sure they're correct? And there is no other DHCP
server anywhere on your network? Note that if you have ICS enabled on a
computer, it will act as a DHCP server....disable ICS if it's enabled
anywhere (doesn't sound like you need it anyway).

I can't check the DHCP settings on the router as I can't
even log into its control system. My computer is the only
one on the network. Once I get mine working, I will be
tackling my boyfriend's MAC issues to add his to the
network.

As stated above, what is ICS and how do I disable it (I'm
new to XP)?

Clearly DHCP server (router or ICS) related as it's happening on other
computers with other operating systems & versions....

Once I figure out how to disable ICS, I will try again.

How are you seeing that? What did you type in the

command line?

when my computer is attached to the router, and I type
in "ipconfig", one of the lines has that webaddress. I
will post exactly what it says when I get home tonight.

Check the above suggestions first - but of course make sure all computers
run current-generation antivirus & update signatures regularly (daily if
possible).

Does your router include a built-in firewall? If not, I'd consider getting
another that does. NAT alone isn't enough. Or get firewall software on all
the computers.....but the former is my preference for networks (even if you
*also* choose software firewalls on the connected

computers).

I pretty sure this router has a built-in firewall, so I'm
ok there. (it was free from a friend when he went
wireless). I run spyware removal daily (several times)
and update anti-virus whenever I use my computer.

Thanks for the help. Let me know about ICS so I can start
there tonight.