DHCP and renew and release failure

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Barry Flynn

Hi
I've been installing a router on a cable modem to support
a friend's home network. Formerly, the cable modem was
linked to a server, which acted as the router and
allocated all the IP addresses, etc. for the four
computers (2 Apples, 2 PCs) in the house. The router is
now set up to act as a DHCP server. The two Apples
connected fine. The two PCs refused to take up new IP
addresses in the right range (192.168.0.100-199), even
after I went through the ipconfig renew release routine.
Instead, they returned an address starting 169.xx.xx.xx
with the appropriate subnet mask.
My question: how can I force the PCs to abandon their
169.xxx.xxx.xxx default IP addresses and take them from
the router instead?

Thanks

Barry Flynn
 
are all these computers plugged into the router, or is there a switch
between the router and the computers?

It sounds like a cabling issue, or something physical.

NuTs
 
Yes, there is a switch in the old cabling set-up, and
it's between the router and the two PCs (significantly,
the two Apples seem to be directly connected). I had
regarded this as transparent (previous network installer
left no documentation). If that's not the case, what
should I do?

Thanks
Barry
 
Thanks. I did numerous reboots, but no luck. Another
reply to my post suggested a switch was the issue, which
I am pursuing.
Barry
 
Barry Flynn said:
Thanks. I did numerous reboots, but no luck. Another
reply to my post suggested a switch was the issue, which
I am pursuing.
Barry
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I would try to get atleast one of the PCs direct connected to any port
on the router.
 
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