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HELP: DHCP Doesnt work on PC with XP

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jcarson

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I have a laptop with Windows XP Pro giving fits so I messed with some "registry cleaners". Bad Idea. Now I cannot get connectivity UNLESS I manually configure the IP, DNS, and Gateway.

Using DHCP = I get the automatic private IP and no connectivity to internet / router etc.
Manual IP config = complete working connection

I have tried several things.
-winsockxpfix.exe
-reinstalling tcp/ip
-reinstall the networking card and wireless drivers

The DHCP server is NOT the problem as I have 8-10 others on that work, and others CAN join (not out of IP addresses).

This problem acts the same on wireless OR wired.

PLEASE HELP!
 
Using DHCP = I get the automatic private IP and no connectivity to internet / router etc.
Manual IP config = complete working connection
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What IP are you getting? 169.x.x.x? Are you getting default gateway, dns, and subnet?

Is your DHCP a router? Perhaps you can clear the DHCP table.

If all else fails, you can always do a system restore and roll back to an earlier point.
 
I get the default private IP (169.0xx.xx.xx). Standard. None of the other settings come in.

DHCP is a router (1 wireless and 1 wired) 2 different ones. Its nothing on the router. Where is the DHCP table? ON the router? If so, it wont help. It does this at multiple locations (different routers) as well.

I do not use system restore since the user is always short on HD space. I will from here one out, BUT I need to try and fix this dhcp problem.

Thanks for the suggestions. 🙂
 
Thanks TFinch, I tried all those suggestions. No change at all.

To recap.
Using DHCP Gets the "limited or no connection" error
Manual config results in things working fine. 🙂

 
Now you know not to mess with your registry. 😛 At least back up your registry before you go messing with it.

You can try a Windows restore with a XP CD.
 
Originally posted by: jcarson
Thanks for the jab. 😉

I may have to try that, but won't that make me have to reinstall apps?
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No. Everything should remain the same, but you should still back up all your important data in case anything goes wrong.
 
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