XP PC wont DNS or DHCP

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Paul Rivers

Hi all,

Have a PC here which won't pick up DHCP or DNS.

Using DHCP gives me the 169.254... address.

If I set a fixed IP add/gateway/DNS, I can ping anything I want by IP
address only - still no DNS.

NSlookup says "No response from server". I've tried using my router, but
also known-working external DNS server.

I've tried resetting TCP with netsh. - No joy.
I've tried a different LAN card (in desparation). No Joy
I've done a System Restore to a time when it WAS working. No Joy.
I've tried drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes, and banging my head. No
joy.

This is a 2002 version XP Pro, and has no firewall installed.

Any clues anyone?
 
Hi Robert,

Thanks for your msg.

Don't think it's either of those..
- I've tried 2 different NIC's. One (the on-board broadcom) is the
original, and the other a PCI-based netgear with the latest driver from the
Netgear site.

- The router's a different one from the network on which this PC originally
started displaying the problem (which is why I brought it here in the first
place - to rule that out). Original network had a Linksys router (and 1 other
PC functioning fine through it), and I'm using a Netgear.

So, still heading for a nervous breakdown, I'm afraid!
 
The "169" address is assigned by Windows when an address is not assigned by
the router.

Can you ping the router? Recheck the router documentation.
 
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