IP not renewing in XP

[apaxfrenzy]

Ok, I'm sure this is a rather common question, but I can't figure it out. When everything is set correctly on a router connected to a cable modem that has just been rebooted, how come the machines (3 of them) won't renew the IP address in WinXP? I really need help with this, so if anyone could provide me with some troubleshooting methods that actually work, that would be awesome

Thanks all!

Dave

 

[Kibbo86]

If all three have this problem, it might be a DHCP setting in your router. What brand do you have? What IP options does it have?

If you think the problem is in XP, look down:

Go into Network connections, right click on your network adapters, select properties.

Highlight the Internet Protocol TCP/IP and select properties. Is it set to "obtain an IP address automatically?"

If so, go to the command line, and type ipconfig, check out the IP address it has. If it starts with 192, you're in business.

If not, type ipconfig /release, wait for it to give you zeroes, then ipconfig /renew.

To prevent this from happening in the future, try resetting the TCP/IP:

"netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt" from run or the cmd prompt.

Still have problems, assign an IP address manually from the TCP/IP properties, and tweak the settings in your router to allow static IPs.