Re: Can't connect a client - "Acquiring network address"

Mike,

Why are you adding this visitor to your domain if he only needs Internet
access? From your last posts, you are not running ISA on your server and
you only have a single NIC that is active in your SBS server. I presume
your router is actually providing DHCP service for your network.

Have you tested the Ethernet cable, jack, switch port and/or router port for
proper operation? If you plug the laptop directly into a port on the
router, can it acquire an IP address? Does he have a firewall on his
laptop? You might also try an

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

--
Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
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"Mike Webb" <Mike_Webb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OXkqHHYOGHA.740@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SBS 2003 Premium LAN.

A visitor with an up-to-date Panasonic laptop needs access to the
internet. Got his computer name, added it through Server Manager, plugged
his laptop into the network -- but his NIC keeps trying to "acquire a
network address". I've tried settings for TCP/IP, etc. Ensured that a
DHCP address is available. Can't get it to stop. Been going on for about
2 hours now. What can I try???

--
Mike Webb
Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Inc.
a 501 (c)(3) organization



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