XP Pro will not aquire address from DHCP server.

[Guest]

It just sits there trying. What is wrong?

 

[Guest]

Could there be a firewall blocking ports 67/68?

 

[Guest]

I turned off the firewall in XP, but it still wont grab an address.

 

[Chuck]

It just sits there trying. What is wrong?

Inability to acquire DHCP address comes from two possible problems.
# No connectivity.
# Connectivity, but no DHCP service.
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