Re: Cannot get IP address from Router DHCP



In news:1128663259.092766.122920@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Efren <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

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>>>
>>> Should DHCP be enabled on the Win2K machine as they are in the XP?
>>
>> Well, I would.
>>
>>> if
>>> that's the case, how do I change it?
>>
>> In the properties of your Local Area Connection, TCP/IP....
>
> Well, I went to the properties of the Local Area connection and, under
> TCP/IP I have only one tab, General and there is no evident place
> where I can turn on DHCP. I went to the advanced screen and can't
> find in any of the tabs (IP settings, DNS, WINS and options) anything
> that suggest that can activate DHCP. Where do I do this? and, what
> does it do? (the DHCP server is on the router, isn't it?)

Yes. You want to select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and do the same
for DNS if you wish.
>

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>>> - I bought a new cable and a new NIC for the computer with problems
>>> and did try a different port; I also wired the laptop to the same
>>> (#1) port on the router using the old cable and it works.
>>
>> OK, then I'm confused....it works *with* that config?
>
> Actually what I tried was to test the port and the cable that went to
> the wired desktop so I disabled the wireless connection on the laptop
> and connected the cable that went to the desktop to the laptop and it
> could connect to the network, to the setup utility of the router and
> to the internet. That, I think, means that the cable and the port on
> the router works.

OK.
>
> I am puzzled at the fact that I can ping the router and the DNS server
> on my ISP but I am not able to get to it's setup utility on the
> browser nor to the internet. If I can ping the DNS servers on my ISP,
> isn't it true that I am actually getting to the internet?

Yes.

> If that's
> true, why can't I browse it?

Usually a DNS problem.

> The same is true for pinging the router.
> If I can ping it, then why I cannot get it to display its setup page?

That sounds like another problem to me, as it doesn't have any name
resolution issues....
Do you have any software firewalls in use?

>
>>>
>>> I really appreciate your help; thanks,
>>> Efren
>>
>> You're welcome - hope I am indeed helping.
>
> You're trying and that's great and I sincerely thank you,
>

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