Re: Error with XP Pro
- From: "Caleb" <Caleb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 12:20:06 -0700
Well, I'm looking at the settings for the router right now, my dad's the one
who basically looks after the network and whatnot. Right now I'm looking at
the router setup, and from my understanding I'm going to need DHCP enabled on
my computer to get it to actually be able to communicate. I guess my next
question is, is there a way to get my laptop to correctly find an IP address
when I tell it to do it automatically. I think that if i can get it to quit
picking up the IP address it's pulling out of thin air, I might get it to
work properly.
"Chuck" wrote:
> On Mon, 2 May 2005 09:09:07 -0700, "Caleb" <Caleb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi everybody. This is the first time I've posted on this forum, so I'll give
> >it my best.
> >
> >Just to lay down some background, I recently brought my laptop home from
> >school and am trying to set it up on the home network. To do this I had to
> >unplug one of the pc's and put mine in it's place(my sister probably isn't
> >happy, but...oh well). Anyway, the computers on the home network here are
> >all set to automatically obtain ip addresses and DNS servers, which works
> >just fine for them. When I try to do this, I get the "limited or no
> >connectivity" error message. Now, I found that the IP address that my PC was
> >automatically picking up was absolutely wrong. All the pc's on the network
> >are 192.168.1.x , while mine decides it likes 169.254.212.156 . The mask on
> >the network is 255.255.255.0 while mine likes a mask of 255.255.0.0 . Now,
> >I've tried to manually set the IP address to what it should be as well as
> >entering the DNS servers that work on the other pc's, but to no avail.
> >According to my computer it's hooked up to the LAN, but i'm not recieving any
> >packets. The only thing that seems to be different, in this case, between my
> >laptop and the others is that the others had DHCP enabled, while mine does
> >not. So, as you can see, I'm at a loss. If any of you could help, it would
> >be greatly appreciated. And before you start asking if the hardware's fine,
> >it is. My laptop was working at school not 3 days ago, and the router and
> >modem here are working just fine. Thanks again.
>
> Caleb,
>
> It sounds like whoever setup the router is careful with who uses it. I'd bet it
> has a MAC filter for DHCP, and maybe for internet access too.
>
> I think you better ask who owns the router if you can have connectivity. And
> apologise to your sister - she may have to get you out of a jam sometime, so you
> may need her on your side. ;)
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing - it comes from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>
.
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