Re: DHCP problem on workgroup

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"Tanu Mutreja [MSFT]" wrote:

> My quick guess is that your system is unable to access the DHCP Server.
That seems right
>
> "briandco" <briandco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7368B263-E693-4EB6-8AFA-30054E702A29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I'm having problems with a laptop that I'm trying to add to an existing
> > workgroup based wireless network. I cannot get the laptop to see the other
> > machines on the workgroup, or the internet. Other machines on the network
> > cannot see the laptop and I cannot ping it.
> > 4 machines are visible to each other on the network and have a similar IP
> > range and the same subnet mask (255.255.255.0), but the laptop has a very
> > different IP address and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0).
>
> What's the IP address that you get? Is this something like 169.x.x.x?
yes - its 169.254.x.xx
subnet mask is 255.255.0.0
default gateway shows as 0.0.0.0 (other machines all show the IP address of
the wireless gateway as the default gateway)
>
> > I assume the DHCP server is the Wireless Gateway (Zoom IG-4165).
> > I have tried to manually assign the IP address when joining the wireless
> > network
> Not sure if I understood this correctly. What address did you assign
> manually? Did that work, I mean in static mode were you able to ping other
> systems?
I used the zoom connection manager to set the IP etc manually; this appeared
to force a different IP address and subnet mask and default gateway on to the
problem laptop but still didn't allow me to connect to the workgroup; I then
reverted to DHCP hoping that would force a new DHCP lease but it just reverts
to 169.254.x.xx
>
> > to force the change of IP address lease, and then revert to DHCP,
> > but when I rejoin the wirless network profile it just reverts to the old
> > IP
> > address.
> > I have tried ipconfig /renew and this doesn't work either - any thoughts?
>
> Would you please provide some more information about your network
> configuration?
All machines are Win2K; I'm using a Zoom Wireless Gateway, with 2 PCs on
Zoom NICs, 1 on a Belkin NIC, 1 connected by ethernet cable to the gateway
and the problem laptop using a Zoom PCMCIA NIC; the laptop can see the
gateway (ie there is a good signal and its passing WEP security etc) but
can't see the workgroup or connect to the internet. If I browse with My
Network Places it sees the Workgroup name but only the laptop itself on the
list of PCs
>
> -Tanu Mutreja [MSFT]
thanks
bc
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