Re: Unable to get IP address from DHCP

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Hi Tony

I appreciate the time taken to respond to my problem. I have checked the
Properties for the DSL lan and ICS is checked. The link you provided does
state 'If you're sharing a DSL, cable modem, or other ethernet-based Internet
connection, the computer with the connection must have two ethernet cards
installed. (Microsoft doesn't tell you about this one!)'. Do I take this to
mean I can't have different types of lan connection. Currently the DSL modem
on the Host PC is connected via USB and the Client PC is connected to the
Host PC directly via NIC's on both using a Cat 5 crossover cable.
Prior to getting the DSL modem, I had an ISDN modem. The network worked fine
then.


"Tony" wrote:

>
> "Wazza" <Wazza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:981CEAF9-2E28-40A4-95A6-365F226591C4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I am having a problem getting my home network running. It has been running
> > previously. Recently I had DSL installed (after which the problems began I
> > think. I've had a lot going on lately) and the next day the MBoard on the
> > host PC 'died' (just a coincidence, I believe). The problem seems to
> > revolve
> > around the ability of the DHCP to assign addresses.
> >
> > I have trawled through this discussion group for 3 evenings, searching for
> > a
> > solution, to no avail.
> >
> > About my set-up:
> > Host PC is running Windows XP Home 2002 SP2 directly connected, via
> > ethernet
> > cable, to Client PC which is running Windows ME 4.90.3000
> >
> > Work-arounds I have tried:
> > Release and renew ipconfig on both PC's
> > Winsock repair procedures(as detailed by Chuck in other posts)
> > Download and install new driver for Host PC NIC
> >
> > When renewing ipconfig on Host I get an error message: "An error occured
> > while renewing interface Local Area Connection : unable to contact DHCP"
> >
> > The event viewer has this to say:
> > Event Type: Error
> > Event Source: ipnathlp
> > Event Category: None
> > Event ID: 30013
> > Date: 27/10/2005
> > Time: 5:49:43 PM
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: BEAVER1
> > Description:
> > The DHCP allocator has disabled itself on IP address 169.254.7.140, since
> > the IP address is outside the 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 scope from which
> > addresses are being allocated to DHCP clients. To enable the DHCP
> > allocator
> > on this IP address, please change the scope to include the IP address, or
> > change the IP address to fall within the scope.
> >
> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> >
> > It suggests that the network connections have the wrong address manually
> > configured but both PC's are configured to obtain addresses automatically.
> >
> > Both PC's are able to ping themselves and each other on the 169.254.x.y
> > addresses listed in the ipconfig files below. I know these addresses
> > should
> > be in the 192.168.x.y range but I'll be darned if I can find out how to
> > achieve this.
> >
> > Also ran browstat on both PC's. The client PC returned an error message
> > "Error starting program. The BROWSTAT.EXE file is linked to the missing
> > export file NETAPI32:_BrowserDebugCall"
> >
> > Below are the ipconfig files for both PC's and the browstat file for the
> > Host.
> > Host ipconfig:
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> >
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BEAVER1
> >
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> >
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> >
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> >
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : vic.bigpond.net.au
> >
> >
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> >
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> >
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet
> > Adapter
> >
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-8F-34-BC-DC
> >
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >
> > Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.7.140
> >
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> >
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> >
> >
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
> >
> >
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : vic.bigpond.net.au
> >
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Speedstream Ethernet USB
> > Adapter
> >
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-23-D7-B1-3A
> >
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
> >
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> >
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
> >
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
> >
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
> >
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, 27 October 2005
> > 9:34:22 PM
> >
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, 19 January 2038
> > 1:14:07
> > PM
> >
> > Client ipconfig:
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . : BEAVER2
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . :
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> > NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
> > NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
> >
> > 0 Ethernet adapter :
> >
> > Description . . . . . . . . : Accton EN5251 Series Chip Based Fast
> > Ethernet
> > Adapter NDIS5 Driver
> > Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-D0-59-6A-AC-BD
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.70.41
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . :
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
> > Primary WINS Server . . . . :
> > Secondary WINS Server . . . :
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 10 27 05 5:48:34 PM
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
> >
> > 1 Ethernet adapter :
> >
> > Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
> > Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . :
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
> > Primary WINS Server . . . . :
> > Secondary WINS Server . . . :
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
> >
> > Host browstat:
> > Status for domain BEAVERNET on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{96BC8782-F722-42C7-B2F6-9F968A1BEEEF}
> > Browsing is active on domain.
> > Master browser name is: BEAVER1
> > Master browser is running build 2600
> > 1 backup servers retrieved from master BEAVER1
> > \\BEAVER1
> > There are 2 servers in domain BEAVERNET on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{96BC8782-F722-42C7-B2F6-9F968A1BEEEF}
> > There are 1 domains in domain BEAVERNET on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{96BC8782-F722-42C7-B2F6-9F968A1BEEEF}
> >
> >
> > Status for domain BEAVERNET on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6A29C480-97F7-4C76-8B82-62E38B1D57A6}
> > Browsing is active on domain.
> > Master browser name is: BEAVER1
> > Master browser is running build 2600
> > 1 backup servers retrieved from master BEAVER1
> > \\BEAVER1
> > There are 1 servers in domain BEAVERNET on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6A29C480-97F7-4C76-8B82-62E38B1D57A6}
> > There are 1 domains in domain BEAVERNET on transport
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6A29C480-97F7-4C76-8B82-62E38B1D57A6}
> >
> > I don't think I have any more to add. My apologies if this post seems
> > verbose, but from reading other posts it seems knowledge is power in the
> > hands of the experts in this forum.
> >
> > I appreciate, and thank you in advance, for your dedication.
> >
> It looks like you do not have ICS configured. ICS will give you an IP
> address of 192.168.0.1 on the host computer and will activate the DHCP
> server. Try right clicking on the lan connection that connects to the
> modem, select properties, then advanced. Put a tick in the boxes under
> internet connection sharing. http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics_xp
> explains it in more details.
>
> For the host computer the printout above should say "Dhcp enabled no" for
> the host computer as this relates to the client not the server (it should
> say yes for the lan connection to the internet).
>
>
>
.

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