RE: Limited or no connectivity...PLEASE HELP!

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Yeah I first posted in the XP general and in the Network/web forum but didn't
get any help. I think it is definitely to do with the DHCP server, my
firewall is already off though. I haven't tried pinging localhost but have
tried pinging other computers on the workgroup and it always times out. I'll
have to wait until I go home to try to ping the local host. Thanks for your
help.

"Paul Williams [MVP]" wrote:

> I'll start with the standard line - this isn't an AD issue and this is the AD
> newsgroup!
>
> However, we're pretty accomodating in here ;-)
>
> 169.254.n.n is an APIPA (Automatic Private IP Address); you get this when
> you cannot contact a DHCP server.
>
> Windows XP firewall isn't going to block DHCP as this happens at a much
> lower level than Windows -Windows hasn't loaded at this point.
>
> It is probable that the DHCP server is only handing out reservations.
>
> Anyway, with a static address you might get issues if you don't enable File
> and Print, etc. in the firewall rules.
>
> You might want to disable the firewall until you have fixed your networking
> issues, as it will complicate troubleshooting. There's a number of things
> you need to try - start at the bottom - ping self (localhost) and the other
> valid IP addresses, then work onto names. If you have a public DNS server
> you will only be able to resolve NetBT names via b-node communication.
>
> --
> Paul Williams
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
> http://www.msresource.net | http://forums.msresource.net
>
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