XP PC wont DNS or DHCP

[Paul Rivers]

Hi all,

Have a PC here which won't pick up DHCP or DNS.

Using DHCP gives me the 169.254... address.

If I set a fixed IP add/gateway/DNS, I can ping anything I want by IP
address only - still no DNS.

NSlookup says "No response from server". I've tried using my router, but
also known-working external DNS server.

I've tried resetting TCP with netsh. - No joy.
I've tried a different LAN card (in desparation). No Joy
I've done a System Restore to a time when it WAS working. No Joy.
I've tried drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes, and banging my head. No
joy.

This is a 2002 version XP Pro, and has no firewall installed.

Any clues anyone?

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

Have you checked if there is a new driver for the NIC or firmware for the
router?

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

[Paul Rivers]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for your msg.

Don't think it's either of those..
- I've tried 2 different NIC's. One (the on-board broadcom) is the
original, and the other a PCI-based netgear with the latest driver from the
Netgear site.

- The router's a different one from the network on which this PC originally
started displaying the problem (which is why I brought it here in the first
place - to rule that out). Original network had a Linksys router (and 1 other
PC functioning fine through it), and I'm using a Netgear.

So, still heading for a nervous breakdown, I'm afraid!

 

[AJR]

The "169" address is assigned by Windows when an address is not assigned by
the router.

Can you ping the router? Recheck the router documentation.

 

[GTS]

1. You might try running winsockxpfix
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html

2. If that's no help run sfc /scannow

3. If still no help I suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the broadcomm
driver. (I realize this is a long shot and you tried another NIC, but would
still give it a shot.)