Re: DHCP
- From: "Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:30:00 -0500
I assume your network connection uses a DHCP server (called dynamic IP) to
give your PC an IP address, but you'll need to contact your cable/dsl
company as some of them do assign a static IP and make you use it.
Dana Cline - MVP
"S Murder" <SMurder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BD390FD1-6FEC-42CF-9C6B-4E5BEF456430@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I checked, and my network that uses the card I installed already has the
IP
> address selected manually. Does the internet connection have to have the
IP
> set manually, because it was set automatically before and it didn't do all
of
> that extra stuff during start up?
>
>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
>
> > For the price of that second network card, you could have probably
gotten a
> > 4-port router instead. You'd put this between the cable modem and your
PC,
> > allowing both PCs to share the internet as well as network with each
other.
> > Plus it would act as a hardware firewall. You can typically get these at
> > OfficeMax or CompUSA or other electronics stores on sale for maybe $20
> > (check your Sunday paper's insert ads).
> >
> > You're getting that error because, yes, if the network adapter is
connected
> > directly to the other PC, then there is no DHCP server anywhere around
to
> > assign the IP address. If you want to continue this way, you'll need to
> > create an IP address for both PCs in the network properties for the
> > associated network adapters.
> >
> > Dana Cline - MVP
> >
> > "S Murder" <SMurder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:EE3E1506-69F9-4AD0-9D5F-7A78148883F5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > The second one that I installed is so I can connect to another
computer I
> > > have with a cross-over LAN cable. My on board port conects to the
internet
> > > with an LAN cable. The only firewall I have is the Windows XP
firewall.
> > >
> > >
> > > "CWatters" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "S Murder" <SMurder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:49710682-AF66-4C51-863D-64961096BF9A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > When ever I start my computer, before starting Windows it displays
a
> > PCI
> > > > > listing, my Ethernet card, my MAC address, and then I have to wait
for
> > it
> > > > to
> > > > > look something up with DHCP. After a little bit, it says no DHCP
or
> > prxy
> > > > > information was recieved and then starts Windows XP. I think it
only
> > did
> > > > this
> > > > > after I installed an Ethernet Adapter (in addition to my on board
> > one). Is
> > > > > there any way to avoid this process?
> > > >
> > > > Is the Ethernet card connected to anything? If it's conncted to a
router
> > > > chances are that the router can be configured to provide an IP
address
> > via
> > > > DHCP. Otherwise set up the network card to have a manual/static IP
> > address
> > > > as Jamie suggested.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
.
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