NIC lost ability to get IP from DHCP - WSAStartup can't load

[eholdo]

Very frustrating problem. I run a network at home with a linksys wi-fi/4 port router and a DSL connection. I had to take the wireless router out for a few days so I installed Bell South's fastaccess DSL software on one of the systems and plugged it straight into the DSL Modem. THat worked fine. When I came home, I unplugged it, removed the DSL software I had loaded and plugged in the WIFI router again. All of a sudden that system can't see the network and doesn't pick up a valid IP address (it's using the default 169.x.x.x 255.255.0.0 scheme). I can get to the system from one of the other PCs through NetBeui, but even after swapping NICs and plugging in a Wi-Fi USB card, none of them pick up the right DHCP address.

I'm getting an error in the log that says DHCP Client is not working due to a failure: WSAStartup can not load because an underlying system is unavailable.

I've tried removing and reinstalling TCP/IP, ran SFC, ran Ad-Aware to make sure no redirects were occuring from spyware, reloaded 2000 (not a clean, just upgrade). ANd Nothing!

Is there a way to remove the existing TCP/IP protocl and reinstall it from disk, same with DHCP client, etc.

Any other ideas? PLEEEEEEZ!


Thanks much
Erik

 

[agerrard]

Hi Erik,

Did you find a solution to this problem? I'm in exactly the same situation (except it was installing VPN software that got me there). Any insight you can give would be helpful.

thanks,
Alan.