Re: No DHCP Address on One Computer on LAN

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From: GTS (x)
Date: 07/10/04


Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:41:20 -0400

I don't know if this will help, but I recently fixed a similar problem by
running the LSP-Fix utility from http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm and then
removing and reinstalling Client for MS Networks.

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"Fred Marshall" <fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org> wrote in message
news:ertLAlXZEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I'm working on a small LAN of 5 XP Pro computers that has a DSL
> modem/router.
> The router is set up to provide DHCP in the range 192.168.0.x.
> Subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
> All of the computers are set up to get IP addresses and DNS automatically.
> All but one of the computers works as configured.
>
> One computer does not get an IP address by DHCP.  It comes up APIPA
instead
> with an address 169.xxx.xxx.xxx.
> Assigning it a static 192.168.0.x IP address with subnet mask
255.255.255.0,
> 192.168.0.1 gateway and DNS IP addresses works fine.
>
> The DHCP failure should not be!
> The failing computer is a laptop that was dropped.
> However, everything seems to be working re: hardware.
> Any ideas why the DHCP assignment of an IP address would fail?
> I need to understand this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fred
>
>


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