Re: Acquiring Network Address icon

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From: Nepatsfan (nepatsfan_at_SBXXXVIII.com)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:44:29 -0500

I'm no expert on the inner workings of DHCP but I seem to recall
coming across an article that suggested disabling the DHCP client
service on computers using static IP addresses. Go to Start ->
Run. Enter services.msc in the Open box. Right click the DHCP
client entry in the right hand pane and select Properties. Change
the "Startup type" to Disabled and see if that helps. If it
doesn't, you might want to change it back to Automatic.

Good luck. 

-- 
Nepatsfan
"jd" <spam@mebaby.com> wrote in message 
news:ujdwJiD$EHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi Nepatsfan,
>
> Thanks for your advice I will try it today. It's likely that 
> the information you have given below will prove to be a 
> workaround - but it doesn't really solve the problem.
>
> The question still remains why is windows trying to acquire an 
> address when it already has a static one set (that is working 
> perfectly).
>
> Best wishes,
> jd
>
>
>
> "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXVIII.com> wrote in message 
> news:t4ednZ7gvI-cVHfcRVn-sg@comcast.com...
>> Have you tried the following?
>>
>> Go into Device Manager (Start -> Run -> devmgmt.msc) and 
>> access the properties for your wireless LAN adapter (right 
>> click the entry in the right hand pane). See if there's a 
>> Power Management tab (or something similar). Look for "Allow 
>> the computer to turn off this device to save power". Keep in 
>> mind that keeping that device running is a drain on your 
>> battery.
>>
>> -- 
>> Nepatsfan
>> "jd" <spam@mebaby.com> wrote in message 
>> news:fBvGd.120894$K7.66053@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> When returning my notebook from a sleep state, the network 
>>> icon with the status of acquiring network address appears in 
>>> my task bar - yet I have a static IP.  The only way to remove 
>>> it is to open Network Connections and hit refresh (f5).
>>>
>>> I have a Dell Inspiron 9100. Its the wireless connection that 
>>> presents this problem. The built in nic, ieee and Cisco vpn 
>>> connection are all disabled. I have set a static IP, Subnet, 
>>> Default Gateway, Two DNS, One WINS, Enabled NetBIOS over 
>>> TCP/IP and use an LMHOSTS. I have the firewall enabled. The 
>>> connection icon being always visible in the task bar or not 
>>> makes no difference.
>>>
>>> I can recreate it by either hibernating my pc or putting it 
>>> to sleep. Occasionally it does happen from a cold boot. 
>>> Latest drivers/firmware have been installed.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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