Network Problems on one PC out of three. Please Help!! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

henlin · 07-10-2004, 10:53 AM

There are three comps in total, two win xp pro boxes and one mac osx. I had some connectivity issue this morning (ie it didn't work) so I soft reset the modem(Billion bipac 711) and the wireless ap router(Linksys BEFW11S4), the ibook and my dad's pc now work fine and can connect to the internet but my pc will not connect no matter what.

The other two are dhcp clients and can pick up the ip addresses fine from the modem but it won't pick up the correct ip and uses an automatic private address instead. Now this address is on the wrong subnet for the network so it doesn't work either

There doesn't appear to be any wireless issues, the ssid is correct as is the wep key, the signal strength is excellent.

I've exhausted everything i can think of, any suggestions?

The NIC is a Belkin 802.11g PCi btw

any help is much appreciated

Fallon · 07-10-2004, 12:53 PM

Ok, I'm clarifying this for my sake, correct me where I'm wrong.
-Every computer has Wireless
-iBook is running
-XP comp 1 is wireless and is running
-XP comp 2 is wireless and it is not running.
It also will not pick up a new addy from the modem.
I would check the drivers on the Wireless NIC then if that didn't turn anything up, uninstall the card and reinstall. But I don't usually use Wireless, I'm still stuck on wired.

henlin · 07-10-2004, 01:48 PM

sorry i know it's a bit of a jumble, you're spot on, I did uninstall the card from device manager and then reinstall but it still doesn't work, won't pick up anything from dhcp nor will it work when manually entering the ip

KMA-628 · 07-10-2004, 02:38 PM

I have had the same exact problem, twice.

The problem relates to the private address that Windows has assigned.

I spent days trying to get Windows to release the private address and allow DHCP. Everything I tried, failed. I could even ping the router, but couldn't get DHCP.

I gave up on the third day and formated. I would be curious if anybody has ever been able to go from the private address (167....something) as this was a royal pain in the ass.

henlin · 07-10-2004, 04:19 PM

fyi i did a flushdns and a registerdns from the command prompt, reboot and that seems to have fixed it

Fallon · 07-10-2004, 06:40 PM

Should be able to do ipconfig /renew all and that should work if I remember correctly then if that was the case.

KMA-628 · 07-10-2004, 09:37 PM

I am going to save this info.

I would've killed for this info two months ago.

Thanks

henlin · 07-11-2004, 03:19 AM

I tried a renew as well but that came up with an error message, can't remember what though. I don't know why I didn't think of doing an ipconfig before, especially since I have to advise customers to try it every now and then!

07-10-2004, 10:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
henlin Tilted Location: Birmingham, England	Network Problems on one PC out of three. Please Help!! There are three comps in total, two win xp pro boxes and one mac osx. I had some connectivity issue this morning (ie it didn't work) so I soft reset the modem(Billion bipac 711) and the wireless ap router(Linksys BEFW11S4), the ibook and my dad's pc now work fine and can connect to the internet but my pc will not connect no matter what. The other two are dhcp clients and can pick up the ip addresses fine from the modem but it won't pick up the correct ip and uses an automatic private address instead. Now this address is on the wrong subnet for the network so it doesn't work either There doesn't appear to be any wireless issues, the ssid is correct as is the wep key, the signal strength is excellent. I've exhausted everything i can think of, any suggestions? The NIC is a Belkin 802.11g PCi btw any help is much appreciated

07-10-2004, 02:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
KMA-628 ....is off his meds...you were warned. Location: The Wild Wild West	I have had the same exact problem, twice. The problem relates to the private address that Windows has assigned. I spent days trying to get Windows to release the private address and allow DHCP. Everything I tried, failed. I could even ping the router, but couldn't get DHCP. I gave up on the third day and formated. I would be curious if anybody has ever been able to go from the private address (167....something) as this was a royal pain in the ass. __________________ Before you criticize someone, you need to walk a mile in their shoes. That way, if they get angry at you.......you're a mile away.......and they're barefoot.

07-10-2004, 09:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
KMA-628 ....is off his meds...you were warned. Location: The Wild Wild West	I am going to save this info. I would've killed for this info two months ago. Thanks __________________ Before you criticize someone, you need to walk a mile in their shoes. That way, if they get angry at you.......you're a mile away.......and they're barefoot.

07-10-2004, 12:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fallon Junkie Location: RI	Ok, I'm clarifying this for my sake, correct me where I'm wrong. -Every computer has Wireless -iBook is running -XP comp 1 is wireless and is running -XP comp 2 is wireless and it is not running. It also will not pick up a new addy from the modem. I would check the drivers on the Wireless NIC then if that didn't turn anything up, uninstall the card and reinstall. But I don't usually use Wireless, I'm still stuck on wired.

07-10-2004, 01:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
henlin Tilted Location: Birmingham, England	sorry i know it's a bit of a jumble, you're spot on, I did uninstall the card from device manager and then reinstall but it still doesn't work, won't pick up anything from dhcp nor will it work when manually entering the ip

07-10-2004, 04:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
henlin Tilted Location: Birmingham, England	fyi i did a flushdns and a registerdns from the command prompt, reboot and that seems to have fixed it

07-10-2004, 06:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fallon Junkie Location: RI	Should be able to do ipconfig /renew all and that should work if I remember correctly then if that was the case.

07-11-2004, 03:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
henlin Tilted Location: Birmingham, England	I tried a renew as well but that came up with an error message, can't remember what though. I don't know why I didn't think of doing an ipconfig before, especially since I have to advise customers to try it every now and then!