Can't get an IP Address... FIXED

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System Configuration is as follows...

AMD 64 3000+
1GB RAM
X800XL
DFI Nforce4 Ultra-D
Windows XP SP 2 (Pretty close to the lastest updates)

My schools network had problems, and I orginally thought it was my computer. It seems while trying to fix it I screwed something up on my computer in the process.

When I load up in Gentoo Linux, I can get a IP Address from my Linksys WRT54G just fine, ala 192.168.1.2 . Windows XP will only give a me a werid 164.x.x.x address, which doesn't make sense to me at all. Shouldn't I get a 172.0.0.0 if I am not on a network? When I try to aquire an IP address it seems like my windows machine can only send packets and won't recieve any...

Anyway, I tried using my second ethernet port. That didn't work either, I uninstalled the drivers for that and disabled the interface in the bios. I uninstalled nvidia's drivers for my ethernet and reinstalled those and still get the same IP Address, a werid 164.x.x.x and I can't do anything with it.

Anyone have any suggestions, I'd really like to use my computer...without reformatting...

EDIT - Apparently I had reset my Mac Address and it was an invalid one... Never knew you could have an invaild mac address

 

[aGreenAgent]

164.whatever is what your computer says if it can't get any IP address at all. 127.0.0.1 (which is what I think you were suggesting) is your computer's internal IP, but it will never have that IP.

Just make sure it's on obtain IP address automatically. That's all I can think of.

 

[RBBRMADE]

Google Winsock XP fix.
It is free.
Run it.

Ron

 

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FYI, MAC addresses that have on odd last byte (e.g.) 00:01:02:03:04:05 are multicast addresses and probably won't work (depending on hardware/software). Other hardware/software may have other restrictions, and your network may restrict access based on MAC address.