Networking Issue

[imported_booradley]

I'm looking at a computer for a friend of mine. Windows cannot recieve an IP address for the network adapter. The network works fine when it is plugged into a different computer, so the network being bad is out of the question. I replaced the network card and that did not help. Windows cannot be the problem either because I tried to get network access while booted to a Linux CD distro. Does anyone know what could possibly be going wrong that is causing this?

Thanks in advance,
boo_radley

 

[Bug]

Does the network card have any activity lights flickering? Or a light indicating a live connection?

 

[BadThad]

Is the connection light on? Is DHCP enabled?

 

[imported_booradley]

Originally posted by: Bug
Does the network card have any activity lights flickering? Or a light indicating a live connection?

Only the connect light is flashing, no activity.

Originally posted by: BadThad
Is the connection light on? Is DHCP enabled?

DHCP enabled on the cable modem side? Well yes, everything works fine on an alternate computer (IP assigned by DHCP).

 

[Bug]

Within Windows, what happens when you type in
ping 127.x.x.x
(any number between 1-255 works for each x)

I assume you've tried typing in
ipconfig /all |more
and verified that there's an IP address.

If it's within the range 169.254.x.x
then try
ipconfig /renew

 

[imported_booradley]

The IP was in the 169.254 range, and I tried to renew it within Windows with no luck. Will using the command prompt yield the same results? I didn't chick ipconfig for an IP, I just checked Windows networking.

 

[Bug]

The fact that you received 169.254.x.x tells me your network card reverted to APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing). Essentially, I think it means your card can't see past the subnet.

Try
ipconfig /release

then

ipconfig /renew