Re: My PC does not properly aquire an IP address using DHCP

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From: James Alan (Alan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/06/05 

Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 11:37:04 -0800

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> James Alan wrote:
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> >
> >> James Alan wrote:
> >>> My Laptop PC is running XP. It is currently assigning a "Automatic
> >>> Private Address" 169.254.2.21. I am configured to "Obtain IP
> >>> address automatically" via a local DHCP server (Linksys router). I
> >>> have 2 other PCs on the network both obtaining the IP address of
> >>> 192.168.1.101 and 102. All connectivity works fine with these other
> >>> PC's. As for the Laptop PC with the problem obtaining the right IP
> >>> address, it was working fine on this network for over 12 months
> >>> until 4 days ago.
> >>>
> >>> Other points. I have a LAN interface and a wireless interface on my
> >>> laptop PC and both interfaces assign the "Automatic Private
> >>> Address".
> >>>
> >>> It seems as if DHCP requests from my PC have stopped working.
> >>> Looking for any advice .
> >>
> >> The address you see (APIPA) means your computer can't reach a DHCP
> >> server. Are you using another software firewall on this PC? What
> >> changed 4 days ago? Did you remove adware/spyware, perchance?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Yes, I did run my SPY Sweeper program and deleted any spyware found.
> > Is there something specific I could have removed? I will go back and
> > check logs, any insight I should be looking for?
> >
> > Thanks Jim
>
> Very often, nasty malware has a lot of hooks into network components, and
> winsock gets destroyed when you remove the malware. Check out
> http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>
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