DHCP in Win2000

[dhsinger]

Can someone please help?

I am having problem recognizing my DHCP server (Linksys Cable Modem Router) from a laptop running Windows 2000 Pro and using a Linksys PCM100 card. All LED's on the card and on the router seem to be correct.

When I boot up, I get the autoconfiguration 169.xxx.xxx.xxx address assigned when DHCP cannot be reached.

This should be a VERY simple process, but it is not. I have the latest drivers for the card, I tried multiple ports on the hub. I tried a different cable. I have even re-intalled Win 2000. Nothing seems to be working correctly. I am out of options other than recognizing that there may be a hardware problem. Any other ideas?

 

[tlcscousin]

Can you ping the server?
You could set a reservation in DHCP for the laptop and set the ip address statically on the laptop.

 

[dhsinger]

I should have added before that I cannot ping the router, even when I set up a static IP.

 

[MIScoord]

You said the LED's on the card are correct. Does this mean that you have the integrated Linksys card without the dongle? If so, there is a "Link" light and an "Act" light. If the Link light is off, that means you don't have a connection and you might want to check your network connection in the wall or a patch panel or a hub to make sure everything is tight. If the Act light flashes periodically, it means you are getting network activity, which means there is some problem in the way you have it set up in W2K.

If you right click on My Network Places on the desktop, you should have an icon for Local Area Connection that if double-clicked, willl tell you how long you've been connected, the speed and how many packets of information have been sent back and forth. If all that looks legit, then hit the properties button and make sure you have the right network client (such as Microsoft) and the right internet protocol (such as TCP/IP). Then make sure you have DCHP configured to get everything automatically like DNS server and IP addresses. Also, you will want to make sure you get your NetBIOS setting from the DHCP Server.

If all that's right, I'm stumped.

 

[Guest_imported]

i got the same very problem...except that i have win2k running on a desktop. The link light is on which showed that there is connection and the act light blinks when i try to connect. But no data is recieved only data sent. The settings seemed correct. And i cant seem to ping the host/server. i need help fast..

 

[tlcscousin]

If you have a firewall and it is not set to permit traffic from your local network you wont be able to communicate.

 

[dhsinger]

Well, it worked last night. What did I do? Nothing much. I disabled the LAN by right clicking on the network icon in the task bar, and then enabled it, and DHCP worked. Cannot explain why this worked after doing an ipconfig /renew did not. perhaps some settings were cached. Thanks for the help anyhow.

 

[a073235]

I've found that sometimes when setting up new connections of this type in a home environment I get exactly the same symptoms. Cold boots work to fix the problem when warm boots do not, which is equally as puzzling as your disable/enable explanation ?! Heath
Principal Systems Engineer
Desktop and Mobile Platforms

 

[debonairOne]

Ok,
Maybe this is a stupid question, but are you using cross over cables or straight through cables to/from your router to your machine...?