XP Box No Longer on LAN -- Has Strange IP Address

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David

I have three machines on my LAN, all connected to a
hardware router (which supplies DHCP services), which is,
in turn, connected to a cable modem. This was all working
until I changed the system board/processor on one of the
machines (XP). I had to reinstall XP. After the reinstall
of XP, the network was working normally -- all machines
had access to the Internet, and to each other -- but the
FTP server on the XP box was no longer visible from the
outside.

Somehow, trying to restore the FTP server, the XP box has
become disconnected logically from the LAN (physical
connection is OK) -- this box no longer sees the router at
192.168.0.1 (pinging 192.168.0.1 gets no response). Also,
this XP box now reports a new, and very strange, IP
address, and I have no idea where that IP address comes
from (the box is set to use DHCP service).

I tried running the connection wizard, using the "Other"
option where machines on the network are connected to a
hub which is connected to the Internet. This option fails,
saying that it cannot connect, and suggesting that I set
up the network manually, but no manual option that I have
tried works either!

Any ideas how I can get this box to see the router again?

Thanks,
D.
 
Can you post the results of "ipconfig /all" from that computer to the
newsgroup?
 
David,

Is your address in the link-local address range of
169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255?

If so, your DHCP client is NOT working.

I seem to have a similar problem ...

Go to the MS Services application and pull up the DHCP
Client. You can stop and restart the client and you
should see the address go to 0.0.0.0 and then "re-
acquire" its IP address. However, if DHCP fails you will
get a link-local address.

There have been postings about some 3rd party apps
leaving a dependence on DHCP when they are uninstalled.
While this may be true, there is another problem. If you
stop and re-start AND there is a dependence problem, then
DHCP tells you there is a problem.

In my case, everything seems okay. The DHCP client
starts without any problems, BUT there is NO DHCP traffic
generated.

Microsoft HAS ANOTHER PROBLEM!
 
Thanks for the reply. I'm at work now and don't have
access to the machine at my home, nor do I remember the
strange IP address that the XP box is reporting (seems to
me that it was 56. something). When I get home, I'll check
on it.

D.
 
Dave,

If you go to a command prompt and type "ipconfig /renew" do you get an error
message?
 
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